Definition of ECOLOGIST

ecologist

Meanings

Plural: ecologists

Noun

  • a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
  • A scholar of ecology.
  • An environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment).

Origin / Etymology

From eco- + -logist. The less common sense “environmentalist” might be from association with deep ecology, or influenced by Romance-language equivalents such as Spanish ecologista (“environmentalist”).

Scrabble Score: 12

ecologist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ecologist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ecologist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ecologist is a valid Words With Friends word