anthropologist

American  

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jist] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

1. a person who specializes in anthropology.

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Etymology

Origin of anthropologist

First recorded in 1790–1800; anthropolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Once the zeal of republican liberty cooled, 19th-century universities provided homes to such scientists of sacrifice as ethnographers, philologists, sociologists, historians and anthropologists.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the same time, anthropologists have documented enormous variation in human marriage systems.

From Science Daily

It was Margaret Mead, a pioneering anthropologist from the US, who coined the term "post-menopausal zest", more than 70 years ago.

From BBC

She is as much an anthropologist as a historian.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a political anthropologist I study the Patriot movement, a collection of anti-government right-wing groups that include the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Moms for Liberty.

From Salon