Meaning & use
anthropologist
A scientist who studies human societies, cultures, and their development over time.
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The anthropologist spent two years living with the tribe to study its customs.
Anthropologists compared marriage traditions across dozens of very different cultures worldwide.
A note on using this word
Anthropologists often specialize further, such as in cultural, biological, or linguistic anthropology.
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