palaeontologist

Questions about palaeontologist

What does palaeontologist mean?

palaeontologist means "a specialist in paleontology".

How many syllables are in palaeontologist?

palaeontologist has 7 syllables: pa-la-e-on-to-lo-gist. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for palaeontologist?

Close synonyms include paleontologist, fossilist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is palaeontologist a common word?

palaeontologist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.