1. a person who studies the shape and size of the human skull, especially in relation to mental abilities or character
Usage: historical; now considered pseudoscience

Examples

• In the 19th century, craniologists attempted to measure intelligence by examining skull dimensions.
• The craniologist's theories have been thoroughly discredited by modern science.
• Early anthropologists sometimes worked as craniologists, collecting and analyzing skeletal remains.
• The museum's collection includes instruments once used by craniologists to measure skulls.
• Modern neuroscience has replaced the outdated methods of craniologists with brain imaging technology.