Added 10 October 2026
ecologist
/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ecologist at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment.
Origin
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”).
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