A person who specializes in the study of gnomes, gnomic sayings, or gnome lore; a scholar of aphorisms and wisdom literature.
From 'gnomo-' (combining form of 'gnome'/'gnomic') plus '-logy' (Greek 'logos,' study) plus '-ist' (one who practices). Follows the pattern of 'biologist,' 'geologist,' etc.
A 'gnomologist' is a scholar of tiny bearded wisdom—which sounds ridiculous but highlights how every academic field gets its own '-ologist,' even if the subject matter is whimsical or obscure.
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