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hyetologist

/haɪəˈtɒlədʒɪst/

hyetologist noun: someone who studies rain.

Noun

hyetologist (plural hyetologists)

  1. (rare) Someone who studies rain.
    • At sundown, when the moon is a bloody eye on the horizon, [...] the local hyetologist chants his rain song in a piercing clamorous falsetto.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 343

Forms of hyetologist

pluralhyetologists

Origin of hyetologist

From hyetology + -ist.

Words that rhyme with hyetologist

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Questions about hyetologist

What does hyetologist mean?
Hyetologist means someone who studies rain.
What part of speech is hyetologist?
Hyetologist is a noun.
How do you pronounce hyetologist?
Hyetologist is pronounced /haɪəˈtɒlədʒɪst/.
What is the plural of hyetologist?
The plural of hyetologist is hyetologists.

Words near hyetologist in the dictionary

  1. hyetographical
  2. hyetographically
  3. hyetographs
  4. hyetography
  5. hyetological
  6. hyetologist
  7. hyetologists
  8. hyetology
  9. hyetometer
  10. hyetometers
  11. hyfrecation

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