archaeologist

archaeologist
archaeology (US also archeology) NOUN the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains.
DERIVATIVES archaeologic adjective archaeological adjective archaeologist noun.
ORIGIN from Greek arkhaios 'ancient' .

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  • Archaeologist — Ar ch[ae]*ol o*gist ([aum]r k[ e]*[o^]l [ o]*j[i^]st), n. One versed in arch[ae]ology; an antiquary. Wright. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • archaeologist — (n.) 1824; see ARCHAEOLOGY (Cf. archaeology) + IST (Cf. ist) …   Etymology dictionary

  • archaeologist — [n] student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras archaeologian, classicist, excavator, paleologist, paleontologist, prehistorian; concept 348 …   New thesaurus

  • archaeologist */ — UK [ˌɑː(r)kɪˈɒlədʒɪst] / US [ˌɑrkɪˈɑlədʒɪst] noun [countable] Word forms archaeologist : singular archaeologist plural archaeologists someone who studies archaeology …   English dictionary

  • archaeologist — (AmE also archeologist) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amateur, professional ARCHAEOLOGIST + VERB ▪ excavate sth ▪ dig sth up, discover sth, find sth …   Collocations dictionary

  • archaeologist — noun see archaeology …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • archaeologist — See archaeological. * * * …   Universalium

  • archaeologist — noun Someone who is skilled, professes or practices archaeology …   Wiktionary

  • archaeologist — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. paleontologist, paleologist, excavator, prehistorian, classicist, Egyptologist, Americanist, archaeologian, student of antiquity, paleographer, epigraphist, antiquarian; see also scientist …   English dictionary for students

  • archaeologist — ar|chae|ol|o|gist [ ,arki alədʒıst ] noun count * someone who studies archaeology …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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