epidemiologist
/ˌɛpədˌimˌiˈɑlədʒˌɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.49 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
Example Sentences
- "In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”"
- "“On the inside, it’s absolute chaos,” said one epidemiologist still employed at the CDC."
Etymology
Etymology tree English epidemiology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English epidemiologist From epidemiology + -ist.