ferroequinologist (fr ferro "iron" + equinus "horse"). One who studies the iron horse or railroad industry: Railfan. You can find reference to this word in Webster's Third New International Dictionary. If you want to sound smart you could say that one who FEARS trains is a ferroequinophobe. +++ You're unlikely to find grandiloquent words like "ferroequinologist" in railway-enthusiasts' literature though! They are just railway [~road] enthusiasts. (Any more than bell-ringers call themselves "campanologists".)
bellringer, toller, carillonneur, chimer, signaller, tower captain, sexton Answer bellringer, toller, carillonneur, chimer, signaller, tower captain, sexton ___________________ Nobody came up with 'campanologist'!. Most churches only have 'tolling' bells that just swing back and forth, or carillions, which are operated with wires and hammers. A full peal of bells is much more complex and and is found in many older churches and cathedrals in the UK and Ireland. A ringing bell can be paused at… Read More