entomologistn.
/ɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪst/ One who studies entomology.
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insectologer1713
entomologist1772
insectologist1815
bugologist1848
bug hunter1856
bug chaser1889
1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 240 The entomologists have ranked the bivalve insects under the genus of the monoculi.
1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. ii. 39 The remark of an author, who himself is no entomologist.
1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) i. vii. 39 We have heard..even of a blind entomologist.
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