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SPELEOLOGIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does speleologist mean?
• SPELEOLOGIST (noun)
The noun SPELEOLOGIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who explores caves
Familiarity information: SPELEOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who explores caves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
potholer; spelaeologist; speleologist; spelunker
Hypernyms ("speleologist" is a kind of...):
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Derivation:
speleology (the pastime of exploring caves)
speleology (the scientific study of caves)
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