ecologistn.
/ᵻˈkɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /iˈkɑlədʒəst/, /əˈkɑlədʒəst/ An expert in or student of ecology.
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the world > life > biology > study > person who studies > [noun] > ecology
migrationist1845
marine biologist1885
synecologist1913
ecologist1930
hydro-biologist1932
cryobiologist1962
saprobiologist1965
1893 J. S. Burdon-Sanderson in Nature 14 Sept. 465/1 Whether with the œcologist we regard the organism in relation to the world, or with the physiologist as a wonderful complex of vital energies, the two branches have this in common.
1930 C. Elton Animal Ecol. & Evol. 7 Evolution..is not at all a popular subject among animal ecologists to-day.
1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World iii. 38 Some ecologists consider the mixed-grass prairie to be a broad transition zone in which the tall grasses of the true prairie mingle with the short grasses of the Great Plains' physiographic province.
2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) 10 The complexity of ecosystems often makes the consequences of some human-caused perturbation virtually impossible to predict even for a professional ecologist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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