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单词 meteorist
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meteoristn.

Brit. /ˈmiːtɪəˌrɪst/, U.S. /ˈmidiərəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meteor n.1, -ist suffix.
Etymology: < meteor n.1 + -ist suffix. Compare Italian meteorista (1673).
Now archaic.
An expert in or student of atmospheric (or more generally: astronomical) phenomena. Cf. meteor n.1 2.
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1641 J. Johnson Acad. Love 63 The Meteorists cast up their studious eye, To contemplate the wonders of the skye.
1873 Ladies' Repository Dec. 465/2 The meteorist has, therefore, only to ascertain by observation where the barometer is lowest.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 19 Jan. 8/1 Our Leading Meteorist.
1995 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Island of Day Before 89 The Meteorists, who are also Poets, dare call them Crined Comets, Bearded & Tailed, Goats, Beams, Shields, Torches & Thunderbolts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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