geologist
noun
Simple meaning
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dʒiˈɑlədʒəst
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.
A specialist in geology
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.
Used this way, geologist is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Nearby words
- geophysicist , rarer, so it draws attention
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A specialist in petroleum geology.
A specialist in petroleum geology.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- chemistnoun
- geologicaladjective
- geologicadjective
- mineralnoun
- fossilnoun
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