— folklorist , n. — folkloristic , adj.
/fohk"lawr', -lohr'/ , n.
1. the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
2. the study of such lore.
3. a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.
[ 1846; FOLK + LORE; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803-85) ]