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