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papyrologist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From papyro- + -ologist, after the model of earlier papyrology.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: papiròleg — a student of papyrology
  • Catalan: papiròloga — a student of papyrology
  • Finnish: papyrologi — a student of papyrology
  • French: papyrologue — a student of papyrology
  • German: Papyrologe — a student of papyrology
  • German: Papyrologin — a student of papyrology
  • Spanish: papirólogo — a student of papyrology
  • Spanish: papiróloga — a student of papyrology