mythologist

American  

[mi-thol-uh-jist] / mɪˈθɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

1. an expert in mythology.

2. a writer of myths.

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mythologist British  

/ mɪˈθɒlədʒɪst /

noun

1. an expert in or student of mythology

2. a writer or editor of myths

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Etymology

Origin of mythologist

1625–35; < Greek mȳthológ ( os ) story-teller ( see mytho-, logo-) + -ist

Example Sentences

Sun Ra was a mythologist, in a very benevolent, deliberate, emancipative sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Gregg imagined its rooms lit by drink and debate as Steinbeck, Ricketts and mythologist Joseph Campbell hammered out their understanding of the world and the nature of life.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Rock-star mythologist Natalie Haynes, like Madeline Miller, whose “Circe” retells the story of the witch at the center of “The Odyssey,” reboots ancient epics with fresh perspectives.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2021

Both could be used to describe Michelle Boulé’s latest work, “The Monomyth,” which takes partial inspiration from the writer and mythologist Joseph Campbell, who coined the saying.

From New York Times • May 23, 2017

Or, lastly, did he write only as a mythologist, and care for nothing but the exercise of his spleen and genius?

From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri