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cultural anthropologist

American  
[kuhl-cher-uhl an-thruh-pah-luhj-ist] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl ˌæn θrəˈpɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

cultural anthropologists plural
  1. a specialist or student in cultural anthropology.


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I’m a cultural anthropologist, and what we do is field work.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2025

The oak is a “sacred ceremonial site for our villages in particular,” said Laura Jaime, tribal cultural anthropologist for the Shiishongna Tongva Nation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2024

Since written histories that reference menstruation are so limited, oral histories are some of the only sources available, such as accounts from Indigenous communities, says Alma Gottlieb, a cultural anthropologist at the University of Illinois.

From National Geographic Nov. 29, 2023

Before her detention, Dawut had been a professor at Xinjiang University College of Humanities, as well as a leading cultural anthropologist and ethnographer of Uyghur folklore.

From Reuters Sep. 29, 2023

Cecilia Ballí is a writer and cultural anthropologist based in Texas.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2022

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