papyrologist

English

Etymology

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

Noun

papyrologist (plural papyrologists)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, 2022.