Meanings
nounarchaeologist (plural archaeologists)
plural archaeologists · alternative US archeologist · alternative archaic archæologist
- Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations.
2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 611 more example
The remains of a Roman aristocrat have been unearthed by archaeologists in northern England. […] David Hunter, principle archaeologist with West Yorkshire Joint Services, told CNN Monday that the discovery emerged after a commercial developer submitted an application for planning permission to the council.
2023 March 13, Lianne Kolirin, “Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024Synonyms: archaeologian, archaeologer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who studies or practises archaeology.
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nounan anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
- Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
- Englisharchaeolog(y)
- Englisharchaeologist
From archaeolog(y) + -ist. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عَالِم آثَار
- عَالِم آثَار (ʕālim ʔāṯār)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Bulgarian археоло́г, археоло́жка
- археоло́г (arheológ)someone who studies or practises archaeology
- археоло́жка (arheolóžka)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Catalan arqueòleg
- arqueòlegsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Chinese Mandarin 考古學家 /考古学家
- 考古學家 /考古学家 (kǎogǔxuéjiā)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Czech archeolog, archeoložka
- archeologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archeoložkasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Danish arkæolog
- arkæologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Dutch archeoloog, archeologe
- archeoloogsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archeologesomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- oudheidkundigesomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Esperanto arĥeologo
- arĥeologosomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Estonian arheoloog
- arheoloogsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Finnish arkeologi
- arkeologisomeone who studies or practises archaeology
French archéologue, archéologiste
- archéologuesomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archéologistesomeone who studies or practises archaeology
German Archäologe, Archäologin
- Archäologesomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- Archäologinsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Greek αρχαιολόγος
- αρχαιολόγος (archaiológos)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Hebrew אַרְכֵאוֹלוֹג, ארכאולוגית
- אַרְכֵאוֹלוֹג (arkheolog)someone who studies or practises archaeology
- ארכאולוגית (arkheologit)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Hindi पुरातत्वज्ञ
- पुरातत्वज्ञ (purātatvajña)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Hungarian archeológus, régész
- archeológussomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- régészsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- régésznősomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Icelandic fornleifafræðingur
- fornleifafræðingursomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Indonesian arkeolog
- arkeologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Irish seandálaí
- seandálaísomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Italian archeologo, archeologa
- archeologosomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archeologasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Japanese 考古学者
- 考古学者 (kōkogakusha)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Korean 고고학자
- 고고학자 (gogohakja)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Latin archaeologista, archaeologistus
- archaeologistasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archaeologistussomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Latvian arheologs, arheoloģe
- arheologssomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- arheoloģesomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Lithuanian archeologas, archeologienė
- archeologassomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archeologienėsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Norwegian Bokmål arkeolog
- arkeologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Persian باستانشناس
- باستانشناس (bâstân-šenâs)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Polish archeolog, archeolożka
- archeologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- archeolożkasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Portuguese arqueólogo, arqueóloga
- arqueólogosomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- arqueólogasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Romanian arheolog, arheologă
- arheologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- arheologăsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Russian архео́лог
- архео́лог (arxeólog)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Scottish Gaelic àrsair
- àrsairsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Slovak archeológ
- archeológsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Spanish arqueólogo, arqueóloga
- arqueólogosomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- arqueólogasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Swahili mwanaakiolojia
- mwanaakiolojiasomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Swedish arkeolog
- arkeologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Tagalog arkeologo
- arkeologosomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Thai นักโบราณคดี
- นักโบราณคดี (nák-boo-raan-ná-ká-dii)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Turkish arkeolog, kazı bilimci
- arkeologsomeone who studies or practises archaeology
- kazı bilimcisomeone who studies or practises archaeology
Ukrainian архео́лог
- архео́лог (arxeóloh)someone who studies or practises archaeology
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with archaeologist
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
archaeologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeologist
MLA
“archaeologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeologist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archaeologist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeologist.
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