naturalist

noun

nat·u·ral·ist ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-list

: one that advocates or practices naturalism

: a student of natural history

especially : a field biologist

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By the dawn of the 19th century, European naturalists were beginning to realize that Earth’s rocks were full of fossils representing unknown, extinct species, including reptiles larger than anyone had ever seen. —

Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 Benjamin Shulman is a runner, skier, naturalist, and wildlife photographer based in Santa Fe, NM. —

Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024 But of course, that’s a very subjective, arbitrary cutoff, and different naturalists might draw that line in different places. —

Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024 The area was recorded in 1774 by William Bartram, a botanist, artist, and naturalist. —

Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for naturalist