ethnography

[eth-nog-ruh-fee]

noun

a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.

Origin of ethnography

First recorded in 1825–35; ethno- + -graphy

Related formseth·nog·ra·pher, nouneth·no·graph·ic

[eth-nuh-graf-ik] /ˌɛθ nəˈgræf ɪk/, eth·no·graph·i·cal, adjectiveeth·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for ethnographer

Historical Examples of ethnographer

This question is, indeed, one which every ethnographer ought to keep clearly and constantly before his mind.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Andrew Lang
Nevertheless, there are certain other sources which convey information of use to the ethnographer.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California
S. F. Cook
I have here rapidly sketched a series of pictures from nature, which the historian and ethnographer will not fail to recognize.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races
Arthur, comte de Gobineau
They are by no means a contemptible study either for the psychologist or the ethnographer.
The Strange Story of Rab Rby
Mr Jkai
Southern Baluchistan affords a most interesting field for the ethnographer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ethnographer

ethnography

noun

the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies

Derived Formsethnographer, nounethnographic (ˌɛθnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or ethnographical, adjectiveethnographically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for ethnographer

ethnography

1834, perhaps from German Ethnographie; see ethno- + -graphy "the study of." Related: Ethnographer; ethnographic.

ethnographer in Science

ethnography

[ĕth-nŏg′rə-fē]

The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.