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fossilist

fossilist noun: a fossil collector, or a paleontologist.

Noun

fossilist (plural fossilists)

  1. (obsolete) A fossil collector, or a paleontologist.
    • In a work lately published by an eminent fossilist, I have met with an opinion, that all the spoils of terrestrial and submarine productions which we find buried in the strata in this country over the chalk, have been transported from distant climates, and have been deposited in a tumultuous manner...1814, Thomas Webster, Transactions of the Geological Society, 1st series, vol. 2: On the Strata lying over the Chalk

Forms of fossilist

pluralfossilists

Origin of fossilist

From fossil + -ist.

Questions about fossilist

What does fossilist mean?
Fossilist means a fossil collector, or a paleontologist.
What part of speech is fossilist?
Fossilist is a noun.
What is the plural of fossilist?
The plural of fossilist is fossilists.

Words near fossilist in the dictionary

  1. fossilise
  2. fossilised
  3. fossilises
  4. fossilising
  5. fossilism
  6. fossilist
  7. fossilists
  8. fossility
  9. fossilizable
  10. fossilization
  11. fossilizations

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