folklore

[ fohk-lawr, -lohr ]

/ ˈfoʊkˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr /

noun

the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.

the study of such lore.

a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.

Words nearby folklore

folkestone, folketing, folkie, folkish, folklife, folklore, folkloric, folklorico, folkloristics, folkmoot, folknik

Origin of folklore

1846; folk + lore¹; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)

OTHER WORDS FROM folklore

folk·lor·ist, nounfolk·lor·is·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for folklorist

There is also a rather unnecessary appendix, doubtless dear to the folklorist, of Berrichon wedding customs.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury
But he is more than a naturalist--he is an ethnologist and a folklorist of high value.
Mr. Murray's List of New and Recent Publications July, 1890|John Murray
The Folklorist is not unnaturally jealous of what, in some degree, looks like Folk-Lore.
Little Johannes|Frederik van Eeden
Mannhardt's method was more that of the folklorist than the philologist.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence

He is not a folklorist because he loves folklore, but because he sees in it the materials for elucidating the early life of man.
Folklore as an Historical Science|George Laurence Gomme

British Dictionary definitions for folklorist

folklore

/ (ˈfəʊkˌlɔː) /

noun

the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc

the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etcHollywood folklore; rugby folklore

the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials

Derived forms of folklore

folkloric, adjectivefolklorist, noun, adjectivefolkloristic, adjective

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Cultural definitions for folklorist

folklore

Traditional stories and legends, transmitted orally (rather than in writing) from generation to generation. The stories of Paul Bunyan are examples of American folklore.