glacialist

[ gley-shuh-list ]

noun

1. a person who studies geological phenomena involving the action of ice, especially of glaciers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glacialist¹

First recorded in 1850–55; glacial + -ist

Example Sentences

The glacialist who can look back over the last twenty-five years of wordy conflict has every reason to be jubilant and hopeful.

From Project Gutenberg

I am strengthened in these views by the conclusions arrived at by M. Falsan—the eminent French glacialist.

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