'ologist

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Noun

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'ologist (plural 'ologists)

  1. Alternative form of ologist
    • 1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 134:
      A variety of 'ologists insist that the physiological and psychological changes of adolescence impose severe strains on the whole personality.
    • 2005, Noel 'Razor' Smith, A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun, →ISBN:
      I suppose there are no end of 'ologists who will frown at my penchant for firearms and swear that it makes me a mother-fixated, bed-wetting psycho with a small penis.
    • 2013, Tom Earnhardt, Crossroads of the Natural World, →ISBN:
      After thanking her for her interest in the series and the kind words, I responded, “I hate to disappoint you, but I am not an 'ologist.'”