Home › Words › U › ufologistufologist/ˌjuːˈfɑləd͡ʒɪst/ufologist means A person who studies UFOs.ufologist is pronounced /ˌjuːˈfɑləd͡ʒɪst/.EtymologyFrom ufolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, UFO + -logist.nounA person who studies UFOs.e.g.“Still, something strange was afoot in Rendlesham, and even if the file is unlikely to satisfy either ufologists or debunkers, it suggests that the truth is still out there.” — 2002 December 8, Scott Veale, “Word for Word/The Rendlesham File; Let There Be Lights: Britons Get One Less Thing to Worry About”, in The New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ufology 84% match — The study of UFOs. vs ufologist →ufological 74% match — Of or pertaining to ufology. vs ufologist →alienologist 66% match — someone who studies aliens vs ufologist →ufocal 63% match — A focus of UFO activity. vs ufologist →fairyologist 63% match — One who studies fairyology. vs ufologist →conspiratologist 62% match — One who studies conspiratology. vs ufologist →bigfootologist 61% match — A person who looks for evidence of the existence of Bigfoot. vs ufologist →oologist 59% match — A person who studies or specializes in oology. vs ufologist →