-logist

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English

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Etymology

-logy (study of) +‎ -ist ((agent))

Suffix

-logist

  1. A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy.

Usage notes

  • Relatively few terms are directly derived using this suffix. Terms ending in logist are often derived from words formed in other languages or by suffixing -ist to a word ending in logy, as dermatologist = dermatology + -ist and genealogist = genealogy + -ist.

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