Calendarian

/ˌkælənˈdɛriən/ noun

Definition

A person who studies, creates, or specializes in calendars and calendar systems.

Etymology

From calendar plus the suffix -arian (meaning 'one who is interested in or specializes in'), similar to words like vegetarian or librarian.

Kelly Says

Believe it or not, historians and anthropologists who study how different cultures measure time are essentially calendarians—the Mayan calendar calculations required incredible mathematical knowledge!

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