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gerontologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst
  • CMU ARPABET: JH EH2 R AH0 N T AA1 L AH0 JH IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A physician who specializes in gerontology

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a specialist in gerontology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geriatrician

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh2- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh2onts Proto-Hellenic *géronts Ancient Greek γέροντος (gérontos)der. English geronto- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English gerontology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English gerontologist From gerontology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gerontòleg — physician who specializes in gerontology
  • Dutch: gerontoloog — physician who specializes in gerontology
  • Esperanto: gerontologo — physician who specializes in gerontology
  • Finnish: gerontologi — physician who specializes in gerontology
  • French: gérontologue — physician who specializes in gerontology
  • Ido: gerontologo — physician who specializes in gerontology
  • Russian: геронто́лог (gerontólog) — physician who specializes in gerontology