Meanings
plural geneticists
- A scientist who studies genes.
In an ingenious approach, a team of 11 scientists – including biologists, geneticists, glaciologists, computer scientists and ice-sheet modellers – looked at the genetics of Turquet’s octopus – a species that has been living around the Antarctic continent for about 4m years.
2023 February 24, Graham Readfearn, The Guardian - A physician who diagnoses, treats, and counsels patients with genetic disorders or syndromes.
The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.
2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN
Origin
From genetic (“related to genes”) + -ist (“person following a profession or interest”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan genetista
- genetistascientist who studies genes
Chinese Mandarin 遺傳學家 /遗传学家
- 遺傳學家 /遗传学家 (yíchuánxuéjiā)scientist who studies genes
Czech genetik
- genetikscientist who studies genes
Dutch geneticus, genetica
- geneticusscientist who studies genes
- geneticascientist who studies genes
Finnish perinnöllisyystieteilijä, geneetikko
- perinnöllisyystieteilijäscientist who studies genes
- geneetikkoscientist who studies genes
French généticien, généticienne
- généticienscientist who studies genes
- généticiennescientist who studies genes
German Genetiker, Genetikerin
- Genetikerscientist who studies genes
- Genetikerinscientist who studies genes
Greek γενετιστής
- γενετιστής (genetistís)scientist who studies genes
Hungarian genetikus
- genetikusscientist who studies genes
Italian genetista
- genetistascientist who studies genes
Japanese 遺伝学者
- 遺伝学者 (idengakusha)scientist who studies genes
Polish genetyk
- genetykscientist who studies genes
Portuguese geneticista
- geneticistascientist who studies genes
Romanian genetician, geneticiană
- geneticianscientist who studies genes
- geneticianăscientist who studies genes
Russian гене́тик
- гене́тик (genɛ́tik)scientist who studies genes
Spanish genetista
- genetistascientist who studies genes
Swahili mwanajenetiki, mtaalamu wa chembe za urithi
- mwanajenetikiscientist who studies genes
- mtaalamu wa chembe za urithiscientist who studies genes
Swedish genetiker
- genetikerscientist who studies genes
Cite this entry
geneticist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneticist
“geneticist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneticist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geneticist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneticist.
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