"speleologist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speleologists [plural]
Etymology: speleology + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|speleology|ist}} speleology + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} speleologist (plural speleologists)
  1. A person who studies or explores caves or studies the science of speleology. Categories (topical): Caving, People, Scientists Synonyms: potholer, caver, spelunker Translations (person who studies caves): espeleòleg [masculine] (Catalan), speleolog [masculine] (Czech), speleoloog [masculine] (Dutch), speleologe [feminine] (Dutch), speleologo (Esperanto), luolatutkija (Finnish), speleologi (Finnish), spéléologue [feminine, masculine] (French), Höhlenforscher (German), Speläologe [masculine] (German), Höhlenforscherin [feminine] (German), Speläologin [feminine] (German), σπηλαιολόγος (spilaiológos) [common-gender] (Greek), barlangkutató (Hungarian), szpeleológus (Hungarian), speleolog [masculine] (Polish), espeleólogo [masculine] (Portuguese), espeleologista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), спелео́лог (speleólog) [masculine] (Russian), speleológ [masculine] (Slovak), espeleólogo [masculine] (Spanish), спелео́лог (speleóloh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), lekevavan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilekevavan [masculine] (Volapük), jilekevavan [feminine] (Volapük)

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