-ician
(Greek: a suffix; meaning, specialist in, practitioner of)
econometrician
A student of, or specialist in, econometrics.
electrician
electricians
1. An ohm of electricians.
2. A jolt of electricians.
emporiatrician
A doctor who treats the health problems of travelers.
geometrician
A mathematician specializing in, or skilled in, geometry.
geopolitician
A specialist in geopolitics; such as, a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something (as a country or particular resources).
geriatrician, geriatrist
1. A doctor who specializes in medical care of senior citizens.
2. A physician who specializes in the diseases of old age.
3. An expert in geriatrics.
gyniatrician
A physician who specializes in gyniatrics.
historician
A writer of history; a historian.
iatromathematician
One who belongs to the iatromathematical school.
logician
mathematician
An expert or specialist in mathematics.
metaphysician
A scholar who specializes in the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the nature of being, existence, time and space, and causality.
mortician
One who arranges and manages funerals; an undertaker who is trained to care for the dead.
optician
A specialist in fitting eyeglasses and making lenses to correct vision problems.
Optometrists performs eye examinations and writes prescriptions for corrective lenses; opticians fill those prescriptions.
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