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papyrologist

papyrologist noun: a student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.

Noun

papyrologist (plural papyrologists)

  1. A student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.
    Synonyms:
    papyrographer

Synonyms of papyrologist

Forms of papyrologist

pluralpapyrologists

Origin of papyrologist

From papyro- + -ologist, after the model of earlier papyrology.

Questions about papyrologist

What does papyrologist mean?
Papyrologist means a student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.
What part of speech is papyrologist?
Papyrologist is a noun.
What is the plural of papyrologist?
The plural of papyrologist is papyrologists.

Words near papyrologist in the dictionary

  1. papyrography
  2. papyroi
  3. papyrological
  4. papyrologically
  5. papyrologies
  6. papyrologist
  7. papyrologists
  8. papyrology
  9. papyrophilia
  10. papyrophobia
  11. papyropolist

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