ecologist
A scholar of ecologyA scholar of ecology.
» Ziri is an ecologist.
Meaning
2 sensesA scholar of ecology.
Ökologe, Ökologin
эко́логekólog
еко́логekóloh
(uncommon)An environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment).
a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
Examples
5 sentencesZiri is an ecologist.
Ziri became an ecologist.
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.
“It is called a kowari," said ecologist John Augusteyn, who shot the footage.
Ecologists say the environmental damage is alarming. Overlogging and failure to replant cause widespread soil erosion and loss of wildlife habitat.
Translations
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Origin
From eco- + -logist. The less common sense “environmentalist” might be from association wiFrom eco- + -logist. The less common sense “environmentalist” might be from association with deep ecology, or influenced by Romance-language equivalents such as Spanish ecologista (“environmentalist”).
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Forms
plural: ecologists| Singular | ecologist |
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