anthropologist

/,ænθrə'pɔlədʤist/

Thân thiện

An anthropologist carefully studies ancient pottery at a dig site.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A social scientist specializing in anthropology: An anthropologist is a scholar who studies humanity, focusing on human societies, cultures, their development, and biological origins.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The anthropologist lived with the remote tribe for two years to study their customs.
  • Margaret Mead was a famous cultural anthropologist.
  • The museum consulted an anthropologist about the ancient artifacts.

Advanced Usage

• "Forensic anthropologist": A specialist who applies anthropological techniques to legal cases, often analyzing human remains.
  • The forensic anthropologist helped identify the victims from the skeletal remains.

Variants and Related Words

• Anthropology (n): The scientific study of humanity.
  • She majored in anthropology at university.
• Anthropological (adj): Relating to anthropology.
  • The report provided an anthropological perspective on the community.

Synonyms

• Ethnologist: A specialist in the study of different peoples and cultures.
• Social scientist: A scholar in a field like anthropology, sociology, or political science.

Related Phrases

• "To do fieldwork": A common activity for an anthropologist, involving firsthand research in a community.
  • As part of her PhD, the anthropologist did fieldwork in Indonesia.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a social scientist who specializes in anthropology