epidemiologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English epidemiology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English epidemiologist From epidemiology + -ist.
Meanings
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A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”
2013 January 14, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2017, page 64:“On the inside, it’s absolute chaos,” said one epidemiologist still employed at the CDC.
2025 February 23, Meg Tirrell, “‘Deadly consequences’: Health agencies reel from thousands of job cuts while critical research grants remain on hold”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epidemiologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neuroepidemiologist · pharmacoepidemiologist
Relateds
epidemiological · epidemiology · epidemiologic
Translations (35)
th นักวิทยาการระบาด (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · ro epidemiologă (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · cmn 流行病學家 /流行病学家 (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · id epidemiolog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · de Epidemiologe (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · sk epidemiologička (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · ga eipidéimeolaí (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · sv epidemiolog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · eu epidemiologo (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · fr épidémiologiste (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · lb Epidemiologin (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · es epidemiólogo (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · uk епідеміо́лог (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · fi epidemiologi (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · el επιδημιολόγος (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · sk epidemiológ (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · it epidemiologo (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · gl epidemióloga (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · hu epidemiológus (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · pl epidemiolog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · pt epidemiólogo (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · id ahli epidemiologi (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · pt epidemiologista (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · gl epidemiólogo (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · ca epidemiòleg (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · ru эпидемиолог (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · hy համաճարակաբան (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · lb Epidemiolog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · es epidemióloga (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · de Epidemiologin (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · cs epidemiolog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · be эпідэміёлаг (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · nl epidemiologe (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · ro epidemiolog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology) · nl epidemioloog (scientist who specializes in epidemiology)