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genealogist

American  
[jee-nee-ahl-uhj-ist, je-] / ˌdʒi niˈɑl ədʒ ɪst, ˌdʒɛ- /

noun

  1. an expert in genealogy.


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The 82-year-old said he accepts the findings of a genealogist with the organisation but writes in the essay: "I feel as though I've been ripped in half."

From BBC Nov. 25, 2025

Pearlman called genealogist Michele Soulli to see if she could track down the baby for the book.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

Crista Cowan, the corporate genealogist of Find a Grave’s parent company Ancestry.com, told me that much of the information gathered for the site’s online memorials are from funeral home websites and public obituaries.

From Slate Oct. 24, 2024

Ms Bowring regularly uses a genealogist to track down the owners of long-abandoned houses on her patch in Rushcliffe.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2024

From whatever branch of the Germanic race the genealogist may have taken them, the fact that he placed them where he did in the pedigree is a proof of his veneration for them.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. Chambers

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