Home › Words › M › minoanistminoanistminoanist means an archeologist who specialises in studying the Minoan civilisation.EtymologyFrom Minoan + -ist.nounAn archeologist who specialises in studying the Minoan civilisation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mayanist 65% match — One who studies the pre-Columbian Maya. vs minoanist →archaeologian 64% match — An archaeologist. vs minoanist →archaeologist 62% match — Someone who studies or practises archaeology. vs minoanist →mesoamericanist 61% match — One who studies Mesoamerica. vs minoanist →archaeometrist 60% match — A scientist whose speciality in archaeometry vs minoanist →archaeologer 59% match — An archaeologist. vs minoanist →mineralogist 58% match — An expert in mineralogy. vs minoanist →mineralist 58% match — One versed in minerals; a mineralogist. vs minoanist →