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SPELEOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A person who explores caves

Synonyms:

potholer; spelaeologist; speleologist; spelunker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("speleologist" is a kind of...):

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Derivation:

speleology (the pastime of exploring caves)

speleology (the scientific study of caves)

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