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meteorologist

[ mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jist ]

noun

  1. a scientist who studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate:

    I was the meteorologist for a radio news station in Ottawa, preparing the daily weather forecasts five days a week.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of meteorologist1

First recorded in 1630–40; meteorolog(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

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Example Sentences

As a forensic meteorologist, Altschule is called in to investigate just about every conceivable mishap related to weather.

Meteorologist Sam Champion,  who recently left GMA for The Weather Channel, is also openly gay.

The service costs “several thousand dollars a month,” says Nate Johnson, a meteorologist at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“They are certainly trying,” says Selle, the Texas Cable News meteorologist.

Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore valiantly battles Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans Wednesday morning, impressing everyone.

Without consulting the meteorologist at Simla it is difficult to accept assertions about the monsoon as ultimate truth.

The night-watchman had sunk into log-like slumber, and the meteorologist and his merry men were making preparations to go abroad.

At the "sweeps," the meteorologist stood with a wooden hammer behind the table, and the gaming public swarmed on the other side.

Here, Bickerton and Correll were continually in consultation with the meteorologist on the latest breakdown.

We defy any medical man, or meteorologist, to prove the contrary of what we assert, viz.

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