Meanings
nounsnowologist (plural snowologists)
plural snowologists
- humoroususuallyA person who studies the snow, or is an expert on snow-related matters.
"Dress warm," advises one brilliant snowologist. "Wear a hat."
2005, Dennis Hamill, “Amid Hype, I Ask "Snow What?"”, in New York Daily News1 more example
But considering the impossibly large number of flakes in a single snowfall, let alone that have ever fallen, how could snowologists have possibly taken a sample large enough to conclude that no two are alike?
1988 February 5, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sneygʷʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*snóygʷʰos
- Proto-Germanic*snaiwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*snaiw
- Old Englishsnāw
- Middle Englishsnow
- Englishsnow
- Englishsnowologist
Cite this entry
APA
snowologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowologist
MLA
“snowologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowologist.
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