geologist
pronunciation
How to pronounce geologist in British English:
UK [dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst]
How to pronounce geologist in American English:
US [dʒiˈɑːlədʒɪst]
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- Noun:
- a specialist in geology
Word Origin
- geologist (n.)
- 1795, from geology + -ist. Alternatives are geologer (1822); geologian (1837).
Example
- 1. How can you become a geologist ?
- 2. Hayward started at bp as a rig geologist in 1982 .
- 3. Though this research didn 't directly point to new deposits , it tells geologist and miners what to look for .
- 4. Her mother , a geologist , worked for an oil company , as does one of her sisters .
- 5. An award-winning geologist with years of management experience , he has the right credentials to lead bhp billiton .