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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 cavesplay

  Familiarity information: SPELEOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPELEOLOGIST (noun)


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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