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Arachnologist

Arachnologist \Ar`ach*nol"o*gist\, n. One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
arachnologist

student of spiders, 1806; see arachnid + -ology. Related: Arachnology.

Usage examples of "arachnologist".

Emily Carlisle, an arachnologist with the University of Arizona, how Carlisle plays matchmaker between Cody and Hardin, is wonderful, unfortunately, it takes up all too few pages of the book.

That he was in fact one of the most learned arachnologists of his day.