paleontologist
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌpeɪliənˈtɑlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
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paleontólogo
- A paleontologist found a skeleton that could reveal secrets about ancient dinosaurs.
- paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould
- paleontologists and geologists
- Chinese paleontologists
I don't think most people really grow up and think I'm going to work in a museum unless they're maybe a paleontologist or they're an art historian.
- I don't think most people really grow up and think I'm going to work in a museum unless they're maybe a paleontologist or they're an art historian.
- Your your title is paleontologist slash futurist.
Examples
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Dr. Yamane, Japan's leading paleontologist... was among the top scientists invited to the meeting.
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Everything paleontologists find was once alive and at some point died.
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Yeah, my uncle is a paleontologist.
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I desperately need a paleontologist.
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I'm not a paleontologist, and I have a tremendous desire to know more about this animal.
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Over the past 20 years, however, teams of Chinese and Western paleontologists have challenged these traditional views.
Academic text (2006) -
I'm here at the university with Dr. Elson, the foremost paleontologist in the world.
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One lucky classroom could receive a visit from world-renowned paleontologist Dr. Bob Bakker.
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In the past twenty years, discoveries have radically changed what we paleontologists think about the origin of four-legged animals.
Academic text (2006) -
Throughout the twentieth century, however, paleontologists did turn up tantalizing clues that fueled speculation.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who studies science and does experiments to find new facts
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8.9
A scientist who studies ancient life by looking at fossils
A person who studies fossils
Surface Forms
Morphology
paleontologist = paleontology (semi-transparent) = paleontology + ist
The word is a standard agent noun formed from 'paleontology' plus '-ist', meaning a person associated with that field.
Etymology
Paleontologist comes from the Greek parts paleo- meaning 'old', as in paleolithic, and -logist meaning 'person who studies', as in biologist. So a paleontologist studies 'old' life, especially fossils.