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taphologist

taphologist noun: one who studies graves and burial.

Noun

taphologist (plural taphologists)

  1. (rare) One who studies graves and burial.
    • Walton G. Roberts, Taphologist.1902 October 16, “Here in Lincoln”, in The Lincoln Daily Star, number 13, Lincoln, Neb.
    • Every day I pass a wall, some five hundred square feet of which a gentleman has taken to declare that he is ‘out’ to break the Undertakers’ Trust. Half the advertisement is a coloured photograph of himself. The rest is, “See what I give you for 75 dols.!” and a list of what he does give. He gives...1913–1915, Rupert Brooke, “New York (continued)”, in Letters from America, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, […], published 1916, page 27

Examples of taphologist in a sentence

  • He gives everything that the most morbid taphologist could suggest, beginning with “splendidly carved full-size oak casket, with black ivory handles.1913–1915, Rupert Brooke, “New York (continued)”, in Letters from America, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, […], published 1916...
  • At the same time, taphologists need the preservation and recovery of their sacred places, something that, often, only archaeologists can properly provide.2006, Ryan M. Seidemann, “Stones and Bones: Can Taphologists and Archaeologists Happily Coexist?”, in AGS Quarterly: Bulletin of the...

Forms of taphologist

pluraltaphologists

Origin of taphologist

From taphology + -ist.

Questions about taphologist

What does taphologist mean?
Taphologist means one who studies graves and burial.
How do you use taphologist in a sentence?
He gives everything that the most morbid taphologist could suggest, beginning with “splendidly carved full-size oak casket, with black ivory handles.
What part of speech is taphologist?
Taphologist is a noun.
What is the plural of taphologist?
The plural of taphologist is taphologists.

Words near taphologist in the dictionary

  1. taphofloras
  2. taphold
  3. taphole
  4. tapholes
  5. taphological
  6. taphologist
  7. taphologists
  8. taphology
  9. taphomorph
  10. taphomorphs
  11. taphon

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