'anthropometrist' originates from Modern English, specifically formed from the word 'anthropometry' plus the agent suffix '-ist', where 'anthropo-' (from Greek 'anthropos') meant 'human' and 'metron' meant 'measure'.

'anthropometrist' changed from the French/Modern scientific term 'anthropométrie' (and from the Greek roots 'anthropos' + 'metron') and eventually became the modern English word 'anthropometrist' through formation of the agent suffix '-ist' attached to 'anthropometry'.

Initially, it meant 'a practitioner who measures human bodies,' and over time it has remained largely the same, continuing to denote specialists who measure human physical dimensions for scientific, medical, ergonomic, or forensic use.