gemmologistn.
/dʒɛˈmɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /dʒɛˈmɑlədʒəst/ One who is skilled in gemmology.
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1931 (title of periodical) The gemmologist.
1937 R. Webster (title) The gemmologist's pocket compendium.
1959 Listener 23 Apr. 706/2 The diamond is known to the gemmologist as the hardest..of all minerals.
1960 Guardian 11 July 4/2 A gemmologist's two-year course..includes the study of crystallography.
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