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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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"And the trend continues," said cultural anthropologist Peter Hoerz.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Each role provided him the opportunity to touch people’s lives and embrace their mutual humanity, an ambition that sprang from his studies as a cultural anthropologist, according to those who knew him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

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

Some scholars like Ashley Monteigue, a cultural anthropologist, started calling these societies gatherer-hunters instead because gathering was the primary means of sustenance.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2023

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