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Egyptologist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌid͡ʒɪpˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person; one who is skilled in or professes or practices Egyptology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Egyptologist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncommon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: archeologist, archaeologist

Narrower terms: Carter, Howard Carter, Champollion, Jean Francois Champollion, Young, Thomas Young

History

Etymology

From Egypto- + -logist.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: misirşünas — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Bulgarian: египтолог (egiptolog) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Bulgarian: египтоложка (egiptoložka) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Catalan: egiptòleg — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Catalan: egiptòloga — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃及古物學者 /埃及古物学者 (Āijí gǔwù xuézhě) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃及學家 /埃及学家 (Āijí xuéjiā) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Czech: egyptolog — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Dutch: Egyptoloog — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Dutch: Egyptologe — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Finnish: egyptologi — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • French: égyptologue — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • German: Ägyptologe — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • German: Ägyptologin — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Greek: αιγυπτιολόγος (aigyptiológos) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Hungarian: egyiptológus — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Italian: Egittogista — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Italian: Egittogisto — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Latin: Aegyptologista — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Latin: Aegyptologistus — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Macedonian: египтоло́г (egiptológ) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Persian: مصرشناس (mesr-šenâs) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Polish: egiptolog — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Portuguese: egiptólogo — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Russian: египто́лог (jegiptólog) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Spanish: egiptólogo — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Spanish: egiptóloga — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Tajik: мисршинос (misršinos) — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Uzbek: misrshunos — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Volapük: Lägüptänavan — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Volapük: hi-Lägüptänavan — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology
  • Volapük: ji-Lägüptänavan — A person; one who is skilled professes or practices Egyptology