papyrologist

English

Etymology

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

Noun

papyrologist (plural papyrologists)

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

Synonyms

papyrographer (uncommon)

Related terms

papyrus

Translations

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

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

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