- Context and source: “ Oh God, David is such an expert on cereal, he should be a cereologist.
Cerealogist
noun; compounding
Apparent meaning: Someone who knows a great deal about cereal or grain, or care a lot of what type of cereal they eat. Reason used: Use to describe someone who studies cereal or grain, “cereal” generally means grain, “-logist” is the suffix used to describe someone who studies in a certain area.
Etymology : Analysis: ‘cereal, grain’ (cereal, Latin ceres) + ‘someone studies’ (-logist)
Source : conversation with friends about cereal)
Last modified: 10 June 2008