ecologist

American  

[ih-kol-uh-jist, ee-kol-] / ɪˈkɒl ə dʒɪst, iˈkɒl- /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of ecologist

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

Example Sentences

But in August, a documentary filmmaker, primary care physician and wildlife ecologist sued the government over that plan, claiming it was reneging on its duty to protect the horses.

From Los Angeles Times

The ecologist, who is studying the Angel Island pack, plans to launch a broader inquiry into how often coyotes swim across the bay and what happens when they do.

From Los Angeles Times

So British marine ecologist Andrew Sweetman, who led the 2024 research that revealed the possible existence of dark oxygen, is planning a new underwater expedition in the coming months.

From Barron's

Flinders microbial ecologist Dr. Jake Robinson and his colleagues explore this shift in a new paper published in Microbial Biotechnology.

From Science Daily

I asked around and found a fire ecologist who has been studying the McNally fire almost since the embers went out.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• biologist
• botanist
• conservationist
• environmentalist
• zoologist