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-ologist

-ologist

8.4
A person who jokingly claims to be an expert in a hobby
  • other
  • Informal
translation icon : -ólogo
  • He calls himself a coffee -ologist because he knows every type of bean and brewing method.

Examples

  • He's a real foodologist who knows everything about cooking.

  • At the party, everyone laughed when he claimed to be a dessert -ologist after tasting every cake.

  • After years of collecting stamps, she jokingly referred to herself as a philately -ologist.

  • My friend is such a catologist that she has five cats!

  • He calls himself a coffee -ologist because he knows every type of bean and brewing method.

  • After years of collecting stamps, she jokingly referred to herself as a philately -ologist.

  • At the party, everyone laughed when he claimed to be a dessert -ologist after tasting every cake.

Synonyms

ologist
vs-ologist
  • Specialized
7.0

The last part of a word that shows a person who studies a subject

is used jokingly for enthusiastic or self described hobby experts

Surface Forms

-ologist main

Etymology

-Ologist is often used in a playful way today by copying real job names like zoologist or biologist to mean 'an expert' or fan of something. So when someone jokes that they are a coffee -ologist, they mean they know a lot about coffee in a fun, informal way.