Home › Words › P › phycologistphycologist/faɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/phycologist means one who studies algae as a profession.phycologist is pronounced /faɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/.EtymologyFrom phycology + -ist.nounOne who studies algae as a profession.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).