Word Lovers Blog: The Expertise of an OLOGIST

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 WORD OF THE DAY: Ologist

What is an Ologist?

An Ologist is a scientist/specialist in a certain field.

Ologist is a noun which comes from Middle English

A related word to Ologist is Ology. Does it ring a bell?

Here's my own realistic fiction story featuring Ologist everywhere:

Katrina is an Ologist. She knows so much about plants that she was given an extremely prestigious prize in the field of botany. I am also an Ologist except my field is Physics. Yes, Physics! Specifically Quantum Physics, but I also enjoy writing in my free time.

Thank you so much for reading this article! I hope you enjoyed it and learned something new! Thanks!

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