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thanatologist

thanatologist noun: one who studies death.

Noun

thanatologist (plural thanatologists)

  1. One who studies death.

Forms of thanatologist

pluralthanatologists

Origin of thanatologist

From thanatology + -ist.

Words that rhyme with thanatologist

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Questions about thanatologist

What does thanatologist mean?
Thanatologist means one who studies death.
What part of speech is thanatologist?
Thanatologist is a noun.
What is the plural of thanatologist?
The plural of thanatologist is thanatologists.

Words near thanatologist in the dictionary

  1. thanatolatry
  2. thanatologic
  3. thanatological
  4. thanatologically
  5. thanatologies
  6. thanatologist
  7. thanatologists
  8. thanatology
  9. thanatomancy
  10. thanatomania
  11. thanatometer

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