meteorologist
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6.6
- noun
- /ˌmiːtiəˈrɑːlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
- The meteorologist predicted heavy rain for the weekend based on the latest satellite data.
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Examples
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Meteorologists have today announced the worst of the extreme storms have finally passed.
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And now with the forecast, here's News 10's meteorologist, Justice Faulken.
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" It's definitely going to reach your base camp," said the meteorologist.
Fiction book (1999) -
So, are you a trained meteorologist?
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My mother is a forensic doctor, and my father is a meteorologist.
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We turn things over to meteorologist Ryan Phillips.
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Meteorologist Ken Johnson will have the latest on tropical storm Emily when we return.
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We're witnessing unprecedented weather events across the globe, and meteorologists are at a loss to explain this rapid change in climate.
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With so much going on in Earth's atmosphere that can affect the weather, it's a wonder meteorologists predict anything accurately.
Academic text (2002) -
Accurate radar, weather satellites, telecommunications, and computerization provide meteorologists with masses of information rapidly and constantly.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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A person who says what the weather will be on TV or radio
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3.7
A person who predicts future events using data or models
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2.2
A person who says what the weather will be
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4.4
A person who says what will happen using knowledge or data
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2.8
A woman who gives weather reports on TV or radio
A scientist who studies the air, weather, and climate
Surface Forms
Morphology
meteorologist = meteorology (semi-transparent) = meteor + ology + ist
The word is a regular agent noun built from the technical base word 'meteorology', but that base is not likely to be familiar to many learners.
Etymology
The word meteorologist comes from meteor, a word for 'things in the sky', and the ending -logist, like in biologist, which means 'one who studies'. So a meteorologist is a person who studies the sky and the weather and makes forecasts.