ologist

noun

1. (colloquial)One who studies some branch of learning, especially one ending in -ology; a specialist.

   “First was the increasing number of ologists. While they were far from dominant, their voices were heard throughout the agency, and what they said caused many of the foresters to think.”

   “I was talking with my ologist this week and he asked if I felt like I was in a fog.”

   “Ologist physicians dominate America's healthcare system. An ologist might take care only of your bones, your skin, or your liver.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of ologist.

   “\Ve critics, as you must have long ago observed, have our funny little ways; and one of them is that we always keep some Ologist or other on the premises.”

   “I think it's safe to say that it was a partially held expectation of the federal organization to grow in capacity and expertise to the level where the Ologists would be able to participate directly in forest pest management decisions, in a direct and decisive way.”

   “One answer might be: because we are an Academic Ologist.”