Musicologist (noun)

A person who studies music as a scholarly or scientific subject, typically focusing on the history, theory, and analysis of music.

Origin:

Derived from the word "music" and the suffix "-ologist" which is used to form a noun with the meaning of "a specialist in a particular area of study", it refers to a person who studies music as a scholarly or scientific subject.

Examples:

1. He is a musicologist and specializes in the study of medieval music.
2. She became a musicologist after completing her doctoral thesis on opera.
3. The musicologist conducted research on the evolution of folk music.
4. He is a renowned musicologist and has published several books on the subject.
5. I want to become a musicologist and specialize in the study of classical music.