archeologist

/ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒɪst/

nounar · che · ol · o · gist

Think: **AR**tifacts + **CHE**ck the ground + **OLOGIST** (a scientist) → **ar-che-ol-o-gist**.

Yes, it's archeologist. Don’t drop the second **o**: it’s **arche-ol-o-** + **gist** (…**ologist**, not …**oligist**).

Definition

  1. nounA scientist who studies people and cultures of the past by examining artifacts, ruins, and other physical evidence.

Examples

  • “The archeologist carefully brushed dirt off the ancient pot before lifting it.”
  • “Our class watched an archeologist explain how fossils and tools reveal daily life long ago.”
  • “After years of study, she became an archeologist and joined a dig in Egypt.”

Synonyms

archaeologistexcavatorfield researcherantiquities researcherprehistory specialist

Translations

ES arqueólogoPT arqueólogoFR archéologue

Common misspellings

archeoligistarchelogistarcheologisttarchaeologistarcheaologistarcheolo gistarcheologistarcheológist

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