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geologist

geologist

69 3.5
A scientist who studies rocks, soil, and how the earth changes
  • noun
  • /dʒiˈɑlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : geólogo
  • Parker's father is a geologist, studying the rocks and minerals of the mountain region.
  • work of geologists
  • most geologists
  • leading geologist

And so I hired A geologist.

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Examples

  • The work of these geologists was among the earliest fossil vertebrate research in British science.

    Academic text (1995)
  • By counting craters, planetary geologists have estimated the age of various areas on Venus.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And my mother was a geologist at the time, and my dad had lost work.

  • I'm a geologist by training, but I love that.

  • So as a geologist I believe in evolution.

  • I'm going to be a geologist after this.

  • Look, I'm just a geologist.

  • Gentlemen, as a geologist, I agree with Mr. McMasters.

  • Paul Lowman is a geologist, the first one to be hired by NASA in 1959.

    Academic text (2000)
  • And we're going to meet the planetary geologist that Zack Freiberg has picked out for us.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

scientist
vsgeologist
2.1

A person who studies science and does experiments to find new facts

is limited to studying Earth's physical aspects rather than any science field
geoscientist
vsgeologist
1 6.0

A scientist who studies the Earth, its rocks, land, and events like earthquakes and volcanoes

focuses more on physical structure, substances, history and processes

Compounds

petroleum geologist
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A scientist who studies oil and gas under the ground

oil geologist
  • Specialized
6.0

A person who studies rock layers to find where oil is and how much there is

How Specialized

geodynamicist
  • Specialized
9.9
geophysicist
  • Specialized
5 7.8
geologist
  • Specialized
69 3.5
geoscientist
1 6.0
scientist
2.1

Surface Forms

geologist singular
geologists plural

Morphology

geologist = geology (transparent) = geology + ist

Formed by the noun 'geology' (study of the Earth) plus the productive agent suffix '-ist', meaning 'a person who studies geology'.

Etymology

Geologist comes from the prefix geo- meaning 'earth' and the ending -logist meaning 'a person who studies', the same idea you see in words like geology and biologist. So, a geologist studies the earth's rocks, structure, and history.