paleontologist

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

paleontologist
    n 1: a specialist in paleontology [syn: {paleontologist},
         {palaeontologist}, {fossilist}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paleontologist \Pa`le*on*tol"o*gist\
   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]n*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.
   pal['e]ontologiste.]
   One versed in paleontology.
   [1913 Webster]