Ferroequinologist

Quick meaning: Ferroequinologist is a noun meaning (humorous, nonstandard) A student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains as a hobby.

Meaning

(humorous, nonstandard) A student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains as a hobby.

Example Sentences

[E]ven more outrageously, a person heavily into trains is not a trainspotter but a ferro-equinologist (an iron-horsist, no less).

I'd tell you to take the kids on the mixed train.... It was fun even for a raiload^([sic]) victim like me - ferroequinologist father.

It's a schnazzy-looking engine, looks a lot like a GP-35, which I believe our ferroequinologist guru Roger Mitchell says it was rebuilt from.

1954, Trains, Kalmbach Pub. Co. And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist).

Word Forms

• ferroequinologists

Synonyms for ferroequinologist

Depending on context, synonyms include railfan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include equinologist, ferreter, ferrotypist, ferrier, ferrotyper, railfan.

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