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noun
A person who studies or explores caves or studies the science of speleology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who explores caves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: potholer, spelunker, spelaeologist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explorer, adventurer
History
Etymology tree English speleology 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 speleologist From speleology + -ist.
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