primatologist

[prahy-muh-tahl-uhj-ist]

noun

1. a scientist or expert in the field of primatology.

Example Sentences

She met leading primatologist Prof Louis Leakey while staying on a friend's farm in Kenya in her mid-twenties.

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But more observations of "scrumping apes" have emerged in recent years, said Prof Catherine Hobaiter, a primatologist at the University of St Andrews, who was not part of the research team.

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The famous primatologist and conservationist settles into a high-backed chair that dwarfs her slender frame.

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The ambition and clarity of his thought, his skills as a storyteller and his prolific output made him an exceptionally popular figure for a primatologist — or a serious scientist of any kind.

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“What are the unintended consequences of vaccination? You can’t always be certain,” said Jacob Negrey, a biologist and primatologist at Wake Forest University’s School of Medicine.

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