Home › Words › C › craniologistcraniologistcraniologist means someone proficient in craniology; a phrenologist.EtymologyFrom craniology + -ist.nounSomeone proficient in craniology; a phrenologist.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cranioscopist 81% match — A person who makes deductions concerning someone's intellectual, emotional, or moral qualities by studying the features of that individual's skull; a phrenologist. vs craniologist →craniographer 80% match — One who studies craniography. vs craniologist →craniometrist 80% match — A practitioner of craniometry. vs craniologist →phrenologer 76% match — A phrenologist. vs craniologist →craniological 75% match — Of or pertaining to craniology. vs craniologist →craniosophic 75% match — Having supposed knowledge or skill at phrenology. vs craniologist →phrenologist 75% match — An adherent or practitioner of phrenology. vs craniologist →craniology 72% match — The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull. vs craniologist →