spelaeologist

Questions about spelaeologist

What does spelaeologist mean?

spelaeologist means "a person who explores caves".

How many syllables are in spelaeologist?

spelaeologist has 6 syllables: spe-la-e-o-lo-gist. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for spelaeologist?

Close synonyms include potholer, spelunker, speleologist. 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 spelaeologist a common word?

spelaeologist 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.