meteorologist

[ mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jist ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meteorologist¹

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

Example Sentences

He also explored the ramifications of Maxwell’s new theory of electromagnetism, as well as dabbling in chemical thermodynamics and meteorology.

From Science News

Even the weather segment on broadcast news turns into a college-level meteorology course when active weather is on the horizon.

From Outside Online

Understanding how and why a particular disease spreads is a complicated matter, notes Zhaohua Wu, a professor of meteorology at Florida State University who has studied the links between weather and influenza and was not involved in the new research.

From Popular-Science

As a forensic meteorologist, Altschule is called in to investigate just about every conceivable mishap related to weather.

From The Daily Beast

Meteorologist Sam Champion,  who recently left GMA for The Weather Channel, is also openly gay.

From The Daily Beast

The service costs “several thousand dollars a month,” says Nate Johnson, a meteorologist at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina.

From The Daily Beast

“They are certainly trying,” says Selle, the Texas Cable News meteorologist.

From The Daily Beast

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore valiantly battles Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans Wednesday morning, impressing everyone.

From The Daily Beast

Without consulting the meteorologist at Simla it is difficult to accept assertions about the monsoon as ultimate truth.

From Project Gutenberg

The night-watchman had sunk into log-like slumber, and the meteorologist and his merry men were making preparations to go abroad.

From Project Gutenberg

At the "sweeps," the meteorologist stood with a wooden hammer behind the table, and the gaming public swarmed on the other side.

From Project Gutenberg

Here, Bickerton and Correll were continually in consultation with the meteorologist on the latest breakdown.

From Project Gutenberg

We defy any medical man, or meteorologist, to prove the contrary of what we assert, viz.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• prognosticator
• seer
• witch