archaeologist

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ UK /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
noun Freq #16749

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who studies human history by digging up and examining old objects and remains.

    Archaeologists discovered a Roman grave beneath the field.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who studies human... archeologist
Word family
Forms archaeologists

Etymology

From archaeolog(y) + -ist.

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