English Explanatory Dictionary

ecologist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scholar of ecology.
  2. An environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment).

Pronunciation

/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ /ɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ecologist.wav

Word forms

ecologist ecologists œcologist

Etymology

From eco- + -logist. The less common sense “environmentalist” might be from association with deep ecology, or influenced by Romance-language equivalents such as Spanish ecologista (“environmentalist”).

Related words

ecological ecologism ecology

Derived words

agroecologist astroecologist bioecologist chemoecologist deep ecologist dendroecologist ethnoecologist geoecologist macroecologist palaeoecologist paleoecologist
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