metagrobologist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A fanciful formation from metagrobolize + -ologist. Appeared in the 1980s. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly coined by David Singmaster.”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒɪst
Noun
[edit]metagrobologist (plural metagrobologists)
- (humorous, rare) A person who studies puzzles.
- 2015 August 17, Alex Bellos, “Can you solve it? Are you smarter than a metagrobologist?”, in The Guardian[1]:
- So metagrobology is the study of puzzles and metagrobologist an expert in such study.
- 2017, Susana Martinez-Conde, Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles:
- Magicians and metagrobologists around the world collect her illusions.