archaeologist

CEFRC1

/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who studies ancient people through objects and remains.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

Examples

  • You sound like you don't want to be an archaeologist.

  • My father is an archaeologist.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

An experienced blank carefully brushed the dust off the ancient pottery.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From archaeolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logist.