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Shakespearologist

Shakespearologist noun: one who studies the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616).

Noun

Shakespearologist (plural Shakespearologists)

  1. One who studies the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
    • We learn that “Mr. G. Linnæus Banks, the eminent Shakespearologist and Shakespearolator,” is coming to America to “orate.”1873 August 24, The Missouri Republican, number 15,880, St. Louis, Mo., page 4, column 3
    • This constant effort to hamper and confine the works of genius within the narrow limits of time and space, is matched by the pedantry of the German Shakespearologists (an abominable word to express a horrid thing), one of whom is reported to have devoted a lengthy treatise to discussing the...1875 October 18, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, volume 1, number 152, St. Louis, Mo., page 4, column 4

Examples of Shakespearologist in a sentence

  • We are sure to find here “the better opinion” of the most expert Shakespearologists.1889 August 19, “The Henry Irving Shakespeare”, in The Pall Mall Gazette, volume XLIX, number 7619, London, page 2, column 3:
  • Eugene Tunney, the Shakespearologist, is so reluctant to surrender.1946 February 8, Commodore, “What Price Kansas?”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, volume CV, number 34, Chicago, Ill., page 16, column 3:

Forms of Shakespearologist

pluralShakespearologists
alternative form (rare)Shakespeareologist

Origin of Shakespearologist

From Shakespeare + -ologist.

Questions about Shakespearologist

What does Shakespearologist mean?
Shakespearologist means one who studies the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
How do you use Shakespearologist in a sentence?
We are sure to find here “the better opinion” of the most expert Shakespearologists.
What part of speech is Shakespearologist?
Shakespearologist is a noun.
What is the plural of Shakespearologist?
The plural of Shakespearologist is Shakespearologists.

Words near Shakespearologist in the dictionary

  1. Shakespearizes
  2. Shakespearizing
  3. Shakespearolater
  4. Shakespearolaters
  5. Shakespearolatry
  6. Shakespearologist
  7. Shakespearologists
  8. Shakespearology
  9. Shakesperana
  10. Shakespere
  11. Shakesperian

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