gemologist

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noun

An expert in gemology.

OriginEnglish gemology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

noungemologist (plural gemologists)

plural gemologists · alternative gemmologist

  1. An expert in gemology.

    Sundararajan was among the observers, along with several archeologists and gemologists.

    2012 April 30, Jake Halpern, “The Secret of the Temple”, in The New Yorker

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lapidary

Origin

  1. Englishgem
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishgemology
  7. Englishgemologist

From gemology + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan gemmòleg
  • gemmòlegAn expert in gemology
French gemmologiste
  • gemmologisteAn expert in gemology
German Gemmologe, Gemmologin
  • GemmologeAn expert in gemology
  • GemmologinAn expert in gemology
Portuguese gemólogo, gemologista
  • gemólogoAn expert in gemology
  • gemologistaAn expert in gemology
Spanish gemólogo
  • gemólogoAn expert in gemology
Cite this entry
APA

gemologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemologist

MLA

“gemologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemologist.

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