ecologist

[ ih-kol-uh-jist, ee-kol- ]

noun

1. a scientist or researcher whose field of study involves the relationships and interactions between organisms and their environment:

   Ecosystem ecologists study how nutrients, energy, and water flow through an ecosystem.

2. an environmentalist:

   Like climate change activists and ecologists around the world, I feel passionately that the issue is crucial to the long-term well-being of the human race.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecologist¹

ecolog(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Related Words

• biologist
• botanist
• conservationist
• environmentalist
• zoologist