papyrologist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

papyrologist (plural papyrologists)

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

Synonyms[edit]

papyrographer (uncommon)

Related terms[edit]

papyrus

Translations[edit]

a student of papyrology

Catalan: papiròleg m, papiròloga f
Finnish: papyrologi
French: papyrologue (fr) m or f
German: Papyrologe m, Papyrologin f
Spanish: papirólogo m, papiróloga f

References[edit]

“papyrologist, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

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