archaeologist
UK/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst//ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/
archaeologist noun: someone who studies or practises archaeology.
Noun
archaeologist (plural archaeologists)
- Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
- The remains of a Roman aristocrat have been unearthed by archaeologists in northern England. […] David Hunter, principle archaeologist with West Yorkshire Joint Services, told CNN Monday that the discovery emerged after a commercial developer submitted an application for planning permission to the...2023 March 13, Lianne Kolirin, “Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
- Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations.2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 61
- Synonyms:
- archaeologian, archaeologer
archaeologist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
archaeologist in Hindi
- someone who studies or practises archaeology
- पुरातत्वज्ञ purātatvajña
archaeologist in Tamil
- தொல்பொருள் ஆய்வாளர்
archaeologist in Bengali
- প্রত্নতত্ত্ববিদ
archaeologist in Kannada
- ಪಳಮೆಯರಿಗ
More languagesFewer languages
- archaeologist in Tagalog
- arkeologo
- archaeologist in Arabic
- عَالِم آثَار ʕālim ʔāṯār
- archaeologist in Indonesian
- arkeolog
- archaeologist in Persian
- باستانشناس bâstân-šenâs
- archaeologist in Thai
- นักโบราณคดี nák-boo-raan-ná-ká-dii
Examples of archaeologist in a sentence
- After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture.
- The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work.
- Field work traditionally distinguishes true archaeologists from armchair archaeologists.
Synonyms of archaeologist
Forms of archaeologist
| plural | archaeologists |
|---|---|
| alternative US | archeologist |
| alternative form (archaic) | archæologist |
Origin of archaeologist
From archaeolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logist.
Words formed from archaeologist
Questions about archaeologist
- What does archaeologist mean?
- Archaeologist means someone who studies or practises archaeology.
- What is archaeologist in Hindi?
- Archaeologist in Hindi is पुरातत्वज्ञ (purātatvajña). See Archaeologist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is archaeologist?
- Archaeologist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce archaeologist?
- Archaeologist is pronounced /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of archaeologist?
- The plural of archaeologist is archaeologists.
Words near archaeologist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: archaeologist (page history and authors); archaeologist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); archaeologist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); archaeologist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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