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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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Victoria, a 36-year-old genealogist, was visiting the market for the first time.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

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

Another family genealogist, Victoria Hicks of Mount Vernon, was puzzling over the mystery of her great-grandfather who died in Sedro-Woolley, the town where Northern State Hospital operated until it was shut down 50 years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

To decide which is the particular Hauterive or Dampierre in question is the work of the genealogist.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley

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