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meteorologist

American  
[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jist] / ˌmi ti əˈrɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

  1. a scientist who studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.

    I was the meteorologist for a radio news station in Ottawa, preparing the daily weather forecasts five days a week.

Etymology

Origin of meteorologist

First recorded in 1630–40; meteorolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

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“It will be a nice relief this week,” Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“We broke so many records,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Lewis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Thursday night’s storm was the second to affect the Hawaiian islands in a week, said Stephen Parker, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

BBC South West broadcast meteorologist Bee Tucker said there were reasons to be optimistic about the weather.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The meteorologist from Cincinnati spins the wheel and goes bankrupt, but then the schoolteacher from Kansas manages to find three Ns in the puzzle.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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