genealogist

noun

ge·ne·al·o·gist ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jist

also -ˈa-lə-,

also ˌje-nē-

Synonyms of genealogist next

: a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families

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That was the task for Linda Doyle, a veteran genetic genealogist who joined the NYPD on contract in June 2022 and would become one of the first-ever full-time staff genealogists for any police department the following year. —

Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024 Genetic genealogists knew that Lees was discovered wearing a floral dress or housecoat, with medium-length gray hair showing hints of blond. —

Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, oral historians and genealogists are also working to identify the hundreds of children who attended the school. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024 Detective Tina Lewallen and genealogist Shera LaPoint, along with other crime lab technicians, walk the jury through the process of the genealogy and the DNA match. —

Natalie Morales, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for genealogist