Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: refer-ol-o-gist
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners

Derogatory; Slang

noun

A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

From refer + -ologist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: refer

Usage

Inflected Forms

referologists (plural)

Questions

What does referologist mean?: A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners
Where does referologist come from?: From refer + -ologist.

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