Word
archaeologist
Phoneticsar·chae·ol·o·gist
US/ˌɑɹkiˈɑɫədʒɪst/
UK/ˌɑːkiːˈɒlədʒˌɪst/
US spelling · archeologist
Definition
n. a person who studies history by digging up old objects and buildings. They look for things like tools, bones, and ruins to learn how people lived long ago.
n. a professional or scholar who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains.
Examples
“The archaeologist found a gold coin in the dirt.”
“After years of digging in the desert, the archaeologist finally uncovered the walls of a lost city.”
“The lead archaeologist meticulously documented the position of every pottery shard to ensure the site's historical context remained intact for future researchers.”
Examples
simple
“The archaeologist found a gold coin in the dirt.”
contextual
“After years of digging in the desert, the archaeologist finally uncovered the walls of a lost city.”
complex
“The lead archaeologist meticulously documented the position of every pottery shard to ensure the site's historical context remained intact for future researchers.”
Etymology
From archaeolog(y) + -ist.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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