archeologist
pronunciation
How to pronounce archeologist in British English:
UK [ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪst]
How to pronounce archeologist in American English:
US [ˌɑrkiˈɑlədʒɪst]
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- Noun:
- an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
Word Origin
- archeologist (n.)
- alternative spelling of archaeologist. Also see ae.
Example
- 1. By october I knew that I probably didn 't want to be an archeologist .
- 2. The second speaker is the archeologist , who , to verna , looks about twelve .
- 3. But if this news evoked images of a gung-ho archeologist on a daring expedition , you 'd be on the wrong track .
- 4. Schmidt , who now works for the german archeological institute , says he can 't remember a time before he wanted to be an archeologist .
- 5. One day an archeologist tried the toast and told the chef , " it looks just like the coffin I am excavating now . "