meteorologist
noun
a scientist who studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
meteorologists
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pluralof meteorologist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But this unusually early disruption of the polar vortex and SSW presents meteorologists with a situation for which there are few modern comparisons.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
By the morning of October 13, meteorologists were still struggling to predict where Simon would go next and how strong it might become.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The mine was beneath an atmospheric river that inundated much of Chile, a rare occurrence that meteorologists said was consistent with a strengthening El Niño.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The immediate culprit for these highs is high pressure aloft, which brings a phenomenon meteorologists call “compressional warming.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The meteorologists on TV sound happy and excited this morning.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
