Meanings
nounparasitologist (plural parasitologists)
plural parasitologists
- A person who works in, or is an expert in, parasitology.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
- Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
- Latinparasītus
- Middle Frenchparasite
- Englishparasite
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishparasitology
- Englishparasitologist
From parasitology + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech parazitolog
- parazitologperson who works in parasitology
Finnish parasitologi
- parasitologiperson who works in parasitology
French parasitologue
- parasitologueperson who works in parasitology
German Parasitologe, Parasitologin
- Parasitologeperson who works in parasitology
- Parasitologinperson who works in parasitology
Hindi परजीवी विज्ञानी
- परजीवी विज्ञानी (parjīvī vijñānī)person who works in parasitology
Cite this entry
APA
parasitologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitologist
MLA
“parasitologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasitologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitologist.
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