Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meteorologist

/ˌmiːti.əˈɹɒ.lə.dʒɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: me-te-o-rol-o-gist
IPA: /ˌmiːti.əˈɹɒ.lə.dʒɪst/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who studies meteorology.

noun

A weather forecaster.

Example Sentences

"For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA."
"Rees-Mogg has claimed that “climate alarmism” is responsible for high energy prices and that it is unrealistic for scientists to project future changes to the climate because meteorologists struggle to correctly predict the weather."

Etymology

Etymology tree English meteorology 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 meteorologist From meteorology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

meteorologists (plural)

Derived Forms

astrometeorologist biometeorologist hydrometeorologist micrometeorologist

Rhymes With

biologist archaeologist dermatologist sociologist cardiologist technologist oncologist ophthalmologist ecologist radiologist physiologist paleontologist

Questions

How do you pronounce meteorologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmiːti.əˈɹɒ.lə.dʒɪst/.
What does meteorologist mean?: A person who studies meteorology.
Where does meteorologist come from?: Etymology tree English meteorology 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 meteorologist From meteorology + -ist.

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