folklorist

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US/ˈfoʊklɔɹɪst/

noun

A person who studies or collects folklore

OriginEnglish folklore ← Middle English lore ← Old English lār →
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Meanings

nounfolklorist (plural folklorists)

plural folklorists

  1. A person who studies or collects folklore

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*fulkaz
  2. Proto-Germanic*fulką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*folk
  4. Old Englishfolc
  5. Middle Englishfolk
  6. Englishfolk
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leys-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(le-)lóys-e
  9. Proto-Germanic*lizaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*laizijaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*laizō
  12. Proto-West Germanic*laiʀu
  13. Old Englishlār
  14. Middle Englishlore
  15. Englishlore
  16. Englishfolklore
  17. Englishfolklorist

From folklore + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan folklorista
  • folkloristaa person who studies or collects folklore
Dutch folklorist
  • folklorista person who studies or collects folklore
Finnish folkloristi, kansanperinteen tutkija
  • folkloristia person who studies or collects folklore
  • kansanperinteen tutkijaa person who studies or collects folklore
  • perinteentutkijaa person who studies or collects folklore
  • kansanperinteentutkijaa person who studies or collects folklore
French folkloriste
  • folkloristea person who studies or collects folklore
Greek λαογράφος
  • λαογράφος (laográfos)a person who studies or collects folklore
Hungarian folklorista
  • folkloristaa person who studies or collects folklore
Irish béaloideasaí
  • béaloideasaía person who studies or collects folklore
Italian folclorista
  • folcloristaa person who studies or collects folklore
Polish folklorysta, folklorystka
  • folklorystaa person who studies or collects folklore
  • folklorystkaa person who studies or collects folklore
Russian фольклори́ст
  • фольклори́ст (folʹkloríst)a person who studies or collects folklore
Spanish folklorista, folclorista
  • folkloristaa person who studies or collects folklore
  • folcloristaa person who studies or collects folklore
Swedish folklorist
  • folklorista person who studies or collects folklore
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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