bacteriologist

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/bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst/

noun

A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounbacteriologist (plural bacteriologists)

plural bacteriologists

  1. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.

    'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera – the cholera germ.'

    1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacterio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishbacteriologist

From bacterio- + -logist.

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Translations

Bulgarian бактериоло́г
  • бактериоло́г (bakteriológ)microbiologist
Catalan bacteriòleg
  • bacteriòlegmicrobiologist
Chinese Mandarin 細菌學家 /细菌学家
  • 細菌學家 /细菌学家 (xìjùnxuéjiā)microbiologist
Czech bakteriolog
  • bakteriologmicrobiologist
Danish bakteriolog
  • bakteriologmicrobiologist
Dutch bacterioloog, bacteriologe
  • bacterioloogmicrobiologist
  • bacteriologemicrobiologist
Finnish bakteriologi
  • bakteriologimicrobiologist
French bactériologiste
  • bactériologistemicrobiologist
German Bakteriologe, Bakteriologin
  • Bakteriologemicrobiologist
  • Bakteriologinmicrobiologist
Greek βακτηριολόγος
  • βακτηριολόγος (vaktiriológos)microbiologist
Hungarian bakteriológus
  • bakteriológusmicrobiologist
Irish baictéareolaí
  • baictéareolaímicrobiologist
Japanese 細菌学者
  • 細菌学者 (saikingakusha)microbiologist
Norwegian Bokmål bakteriolog
  • bakteriologmicrobiologist
Polish bakteriolog
  • bakteriologmicrobiologist
Portuguese bacteriologista
  • bacteriologistamicrobiologist
Russian бактерио́лог
  • бактерио́лог (bakteriólog)microbiologist
Slovak bakteriológ, bakteriologička
  • bakteriológmicrobiologist
  • bakteriologičkamicrobiologist
Spanish bacteriólogo
  • bacteriólogomicrobiologist
Cite this entry
APA

bacteriologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriologist

MLA

“bacteriologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriologist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacteriologist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriologist.

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