naturalist
noun
nat·u·ral·ist
ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-list 
1
: one that advocates or practices naturalism
2
: a student of natural history
especially
: a field biologist
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Another way is broadening Chaumet’s naturalist imagery with fresh directions, such as the Bamboo high jewelry capsule shown during January’s couture shows.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Gulf State Park Gulf Shores, Alabama With the Gulf of Mexico on its Southern border, 3.5 miles of white sand beaches, three lakes within the park, and nine ecosystems on its 28-mile paved trail system, Gulf State Park is popular with anglers, beach bums, and naturalists alike.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Every Friday and Saturday in February, volunteer naturalists will be stationed at the viewing pier at Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area, 3340 Carpenter Road.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Conrad Gessner, the sixteenth-century Swiss physician, naturalist, and linguist, and reputedly the first European to describe the guinea pig, the tulip, and the pencil, is also said to be the first to write extensively about the northern bald ibis.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Gulf State Park Gulf Shores, Alabama With the Gulf of Mexico on its Southern border, 3.5 miles of white sand beaches, three lakes within the park, and nine ecosystems on its 28-mile paved trail system, Gulf State Park is popular with anglers, beach bums, and naturalists alike.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Every Friday and Saturday in February, volunteer naturalists will be stationed at the viewing pier at Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area, 3340 Carpenter Road.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Conrad Gessner, the sixteenth-century Swiss physician, naturalist, and linguist, and reputedly the first European to describe the guinea pig, the tulip, and the pencil, is also said to be the first to write extensively about the northern bald ibis.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Naturalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naturalist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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naturalist
noun
nat·u·ral·ist
ˈnach-(ə-)rə-ləst
: a person who specializes in natural history
naturalist
adjective
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