archaeologist

or ar·che·ol·o·gist

[ ahr-kee-ol-uh-jist ]

/ ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /

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noun

a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.

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Origin of archaeologist

archaeolog(y) + -ist

How to use archaeologist in a sentence

She did not plan to be a model for too long, she said: "I will do it for a bit and then get a real job as an archeologist."
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Neil Oliver, an archeologist working on the program, said this was one of the most remarkable findings in archeological history.
Scientists Find Remains of Alfred The Great Or King Edward The Elder|Nico Hines|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Collins is an archeologist of the imagination, turning over every stone of possibility as he moves through the poem.
Why Billy Collins Is America’s Most Popular Poet|Austen Rosenfeld|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Reading this book, it seems like your approach was less that of a historian than that of an archeologist.
David Stockman on ‘The Great Deformation’ and Our Economic Doom|Daniel Gross|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In fact, the whole district is very interesting both to the archeologist and to the paysagiste.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7|Various
It remained for the archeologist to recover such nonperishable data from the ground.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
He was as great an archeologist as a poet can be, and, with Virgil, was the greatest antiquary among poets.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott
Sidney was an archeologist who was fascinated by the ruins of the same kind of ancient Indians.
The Hohokam Dig|Theodore Pratt
Her father was an archeologist, I believe, and it runs in the family.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light|Mary E. Hanshew

archaeologist

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