Meaning & use
Ferroequinologist
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A person who is enthusiastic about trains and railways; a railfan (informal, often humorous).
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As a lifelong ferroequinologist, he spent every vacation photographing steam locomotives.
The club of ferroequinologists met monthly to swap old railway timetables.
A note on using this word
The word is a playful modern coinage from Latin ferrum ("iron") and equus ("horse"), literally meaning "one who studies the iron horse."
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