a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist
Word origin
[1670–80; aur-2 + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1670–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: routine, saber, slump, splutter, template-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: apologist, dramatist, machinist, novelist, realist