genealogist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English genealogy 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 genealogist From genealogy + -ist.
Meanings
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A person who studies or practises genealogy; an expert in genealogy.
You may not find Dr. Neil Rosenstein’s new book listed on national best-seller lists, but the noted genealogist — with his tongue halfway in his cheek — compares it to the popular thriller “The Da Vinci Code.” Both books, the noted American genealogist and surgeon said, deal in varying degrees with family trees reaching back 30 centuries to the biblical House of David.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| genealogists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
genealogic · genealogical · genealogically · genealogy
Translations (50)
grc γενεαλόγος (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nn genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · be генеалог (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · pl genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · cy achydd (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · de Ahnenforscherin (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · hy ծագումնաբան (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · fi sukututkija (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · da slægtshistoriker (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · pt genealogista (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · pl genealożka (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nn slektsforskar (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nb slektshistoriker (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nl genealoog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · de Genealoge (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · sk genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · vo higenealogan (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · de Ahnenforscher (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · it genealogista (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nn slektshistorikar (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · da slægtsforsker (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · sk genealogička (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · eo genealogino (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · sv släktforskare (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · de Genealogin (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · de Stammbaumforscher (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · ru генеало́г (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · vo genealogan (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · ga rianaí (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · fr généalogiste (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · da genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · eo virgenealogo (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · cs genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · ca genealogista (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · ro genealogistă (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nb ættegransker (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · ar نَسَّاب (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · sv genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · bg генеалог (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nb slektsforsker (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · es genealogista (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · vo jigenealogan (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · hy ազգաբան (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · ro genealogist (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · de Stammbaumforscherin (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · eo genealogo (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nb genealog (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · gd sloinntear (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · cs genealožka (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy) · nn ættegranskar (person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy)