noun
- a person who studies, collects, or is knowledgeable about gnomes or gnome lore
Usage: informal; rare
Examples
- The gnomist spent years researching folklore about garden gnomes across Europe.
- As a self-proclaimed gnomist, she had amassed one of the largest private collections of gnome figurines in the country.
- The museum hired a gnomist to curate their new exhibition on mythological creatures.