snowologist
nounEtymology From snow + -ologist.
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Humorous, Usually A person who studies the snow, or is an expert on snow-related matters.
- But considering the impossibly large number of flakes in a single snowfall, let alone that have ever fallen, how could snowologists have possibly taken a sample large enough to conclude that no two are alike?1988 February 5, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader:
- "Dress warm," advises one brilliant snowologist. "Wear a hat."2005, Dennis Hamill, “Amid Hype, I Ask "Snow What?"”, in New York Daily News: