ecologist

CEFRC1

/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

noun

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noun
A scientist who studies living things and their environment.
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noun
Extra detail
An environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment).

Examples

“It is called a kowari," said ecologist John Augusteyn, who shot the footage.
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 3
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

Also pronounced

/ɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

A scholar of ecology.

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In context

Once ecologists have more thoroughly identified indoor species, they hope to come up with strategies to scientifically manage homes, by eliminating harmful taxa and fostering species beneficial to our health.
Ecologists say the months of intense and unprecedented fires will almost certainly push several species to extinction.
Protest actions of this type served to take debate, and the Basque ecologists, onto the street and to encourage people to carry out principled actions such as the eco-sabotage at Itoiz.

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The word in print, with each source given in full.

Once ecologists have more thoroughly identified indoor species, they hope to come up with strategies to scientifically manage homes, by eliminating harmful taxa and fostering species beneficial to our health.
2013 May 27, Peter Andrey Smith, “Mapping the Great Indoors”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Planting trees to combat climate change is a waste of time, according to a study by ecologists who say that most forests do not have any overall effect on global temperature, while those furthest from the equator could actually be making global warming worse.
2006 December 15, Alok Jha, “Planting trees to save planet is pointless, say ecologists”, in The Guardian
Ecologists say the months of intense and unprecedented fires will almost certainly push several species to extinction.
2020 January 3, Graham Readfearn, “‘Silent death’: Australia's bushfires push countless species to extinction”, in The Guardian
Protest actions of this type served to take debate, and the Basque ecologists, onto the street and to encourage people to carry out principled actions such as the eco-sabotage at Itoiz.
2003, Christopher Rootes, Environmental Protest in Western Europe, OUP, →ISBN, page 210
Despite the accomplishments and the vision of radical ecologists, however, most of the world's power is presently concentrated in economic systems and political institutions that bring about environmental deterioration.
2005, Carolyn Merchant, Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 254

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Origin

noun

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”).

Deep Dive

noun

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Quick test

The blank— studied how deforestation affected the river's water quality and wildlife.

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Origin

noun

The blank studied how deforestation affected the river's water quality and wildlife.