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.

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Etymology

Origin of meteorologist

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

Example Sentences

“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

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

Weak offshore gradients that bring warm desert air to the coast add to the heat, said Robbie Monroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

It was in November that a disturbance first knocked cold air southward and “sent weather patterns into a tailspin this season,” meteorologist Ben Noll wrote to me in an email.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

“The day after the hurricane, I was interviewed by a Miami meteorologist named Maria Martinez,” Natalie began.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Related Words

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