meteorologists
|me-te-or-o-lo-gists|
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/ˌmiːtiəˈrɑːlədʒɪsts/
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/ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒɪsts/
(meteorologist)
weather scientist
Etymology
'meteorologist' originates from Modern English, specifically the word 'meteorology' combined with the agent suffix '-ist', where 'meteorology' derives from Greek 'meteōrologia' and 'meteōron' meant 'thing high in the air' and 'logia' meant 'study'.
'meteorologist' changed from Medieval Latin/Old French forms such as 'meteōrologus' / 'météorologiste' and eventually became the modern English word 'meteorologist' (coined/established in the 19th century).
Initially, related words referred to the 'study of atmospheric phenomena', and over time the derived noun came to mean 'a person who studies or forecasts the weather'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'meteorologist': a scientist who studies the atmosphere and weather and often makes weather forecasts.
Meteorologists expect the storm to weaken before it reaches the coast.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2025/12/25 06:46