Meanings
nounpapyrologist (plural papyrologists)
plural papyrologists
- A student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.
Synonyms: papyrographer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.
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Origin
From papyro- + -ologist, after the model of earlier papyrology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan papiròleg, papiròloga
- papiròlega student of papyrology
- papiròlogaa student of papyrology
Finnish papyrologi
- papyrologia student of papyrology
French papyrologue
- papyrologuea student of papyrology
German Papyrologe, Papyrologin
- Papyrologea student of papyrology
- Papyrologina student of papyrology
Spanish papirólogo, papiróloga
- papirólogoa student of papyrology
- papirólogaa student of papyrology
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APA
papyrologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrologist
MLA
“papyrologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papyrologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrologist.
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