mineralist

noun

min·​er·​al·​ist

ˈmin(ə)rələ̇st

plural -s

archaic

: mineralogist

the mountain … has several of the appearances described by mineralists

—Jedidiah Morse

Word History

Etymology

mineral entry 1 + -ist

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