genealogist

noun

ge·​ne·​al·​o·​gist ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jist 

 also  -ˈa-lə-,

 also  ˌje-nē-

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

Examples of genealogist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The $25,000 offering will see a genealogist build the nominee’s family tree back several generations and then walk them and their family through the findings. $305 worth of skincare products from Swiss brand INSTYTUTUM. —Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025

This development led law enforcement to collaborate with genealogists to reopen and continue investigating the cold case 16 years after the tragic event. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025

But people who want access to the Library’s data must collect it via the API, a portal through which anyone, from a genealogist to an AI researcher, can download data. —Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for genealogist

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