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malariologist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English malaria Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 -logist English -ologist English malariologist From malaria + -ologist.

Meanings

1. Someone who studies malaria.
   • Malariologists have an inordinate fondness for jargon, which has infected mosquito specialists, too. 2007, Hugh Pennington, ‘The Problem with Biodiversity’, London Review of Books, volume 29, number 9:
   • Independent malariologists believe it kills two million people a year […] . 2004 April 11, Tina Rosenberg, "What the World Needs Now Is DDT", in The New York Times Magazine, page 39

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