Archaeologian

/ˌɑːrkiəˈloʊdʒən/ noun

A scholar or expert in archaeology; an archaeologist (rare or archaic variant).

From Greek 'archaeo-' (ancient) + 'logia' (study) + '-ian' (person suffix). This variant emerged in the 18th-19th centuries as a less common alternative to the now-standard 'archaeologist'.

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