Dictionary

ufologist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌjuːˈfɑləd͡ʒɪst/ (US)

Etymology

From ufolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, UFO + -logist.

Meanings

1. A person who studies UFOs.
   • Still, something strange was afoot in Rendlesham, and even if the file is unlikely to satisfy either ufologists or debunkers, it suggests that the truth is still out there. 2002 December 8, Scott Veale, “Word for Word/The Rendlesham File; Let There Be Lights: Britons Get One Less Thing to Worry About”, in The New York Times:
   • But fear of abduction never stopped a good ufologist. 2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 122:

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Translations (11)

fi ufologi (person who studies UFOs) · mk уфолог (person who studies UFOs) · it ufologa (person who studies UFOs) · tr ufolog (person who studies UFOs) · el ουφολόγος (person who studies UFOs) · it ufologo (person who studies UFOs) · pt ufólogo (person who studies UFOs) · fr ufologue (person who studies UFOs) · fr ovniologue (person who studies UFOs) · ru уфолог (person who studies UFOs) · de Ufologe (person who studies UFOs)