-logist

Origin

-logy("study of") + -ist("(agent)")

Suffix

1. A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy.

Usage notes

Relatively few terms are directly derived using this suffix. Terms ending in logist are often derived from words formed in other languages or by suffixing -ist to a word ending in logy, as dermatologist = dermatology + -ist and genealogist = genealogy + -ist.

Derived terms

• See -logy#Derived terms