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单词 pyrgologist
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pyrgologistn.

Brit. /pəːˈɡɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /pərˈɡɑlədʒəst/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πύργος , -logist comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πύργος tower (probably a loanword, either < the Germanic base of borough n. or < an eastern language) + -logist comb. form.
rare.
An expert or specialist in the structure and history of towers.
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1877 Athenæum 18 Aug. 218 Those who had the advantage..of hearing what fell from the lips of the great ‘castellan’ and pyrgologist.
1993 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 113 234 The material criteria for distinguishing between public and private towers, between agrarian and strategic concerns as primary functions... It is these questions that interest the pyrgologists of the Aegean.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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