an·thro·pol·o·gist

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jist]
noun
a person who specializes in anthropology.

Origin:
1790–1800; anthropolog(y) + -ist

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anthropology (ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
cultural anthropology ethnology physical anthropology See also social anthropology the study of humans, their origins, physical characteristics, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, etc
 
anthropological
 
adj
 
anthropo'logically
 
adv
 
anthro'pologist
 
n

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The anthropologist and physician talks about how our understanding of child
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Her vivid descriptions of Xhosa customs unfold not as an anthropologist's field
  study but as a memory etched from experience.
What is needed is a perceptive approach by trained anthropologists in every
  area, cooperating with mushroom specialists.
Alden, an anthropologist and archaeologist, has long been fascinated by
  19th-century social history.
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