hyetologist

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/haɪəˈtɒlədʒɪst/

noun

Someone who studies rain.

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Meanings

nounhyetologist (plural hyetologists)

plural hyetologists

  1. rareSomeone who studies rain.

    At sundown, when the moon is a bloody eye on the horizon, [...] the local hyetologist chants his rain song in a piercing clamorous falsetto.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 343

Origin

From hyetology + -ist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hyetologist

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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