Meaning & use
demographer
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Meaning
nouncountabletechnical
A person who studies the numbers and patterns of human populations, such as births, deaths, and migration.
Grammar: Refers to a person; plural is demographers.
Patterns
- a demographer at a university
- demographers predict something
The demographer analyzed census data to track population shifts.
Demographers predict that the country's population will peak in 2050.
She works as a demographer for the United Nations.
Word forms
| plural | demographers |
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Common combinations
- population demographer
- The population demographer studied migration trends.
- demographer at a university
- He is a demographer at a university in California.
- demographers predict
- Demographers predict a decline in the birth rate.
- work as a demographer
- She works as a demographer for the government.
Synonyms and how they differ
- population scientist
- A broader term that can include demographers but also those studying population genetics or ecology.
Word family
- demography noun
- The study of human populations.
- demographic adjective
- Relating to the structure of populations.
- demographically adverb
- In terms of population structure.
Commonly confused: demographer or demographic?
demographer vs demographic
A demographic is a group of people, while a demographer is a person who studies them.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'demographer' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A demographer studies human populations, so studying voting patterns fits. The other options misuse the word as a noun for an object, a verb, or a specialist in a different field.
Make it your own
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