Meteorologist

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who studies meteorology.
  2. 2
    a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions wordnet
  3. 3
    A weather forecaster.

    "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."

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Example

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""While Storm Ciara is clearing away, that doesn't mean we're entering a quieter period of weather," Alex Burkill, the Met Office meteorologist, said."

Etymology

From meteorology + -ist.

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weather forecaster

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