Meanings
nounpaleoanthropologist (plural paleoanthropologists)
plural paleoanthropologists · alternative palaeoanthropologist · alternative palaeanthropologist
- A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- Englishanthropology
- Englishpaleoanthropologist
From paleo- + anthropology + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 古人類學家 /古人类学家
- 古人類學家 /古人类学家 (gǔrénlèi xuéjiā)specialist in paleoanthropology
Dutch paleoantropoloog, paleoantropologe
- paleoantropoloogspecialist in paleoanthropology
- paleoantropologespecialist in paleoanthropology
Finnish paleoantropologi
- paleoantropologispecialist in paleoanthropology
French paléoanthropologue
- paléoanthropologuespecialist in paleoanthropology
German Paläoanthropologe, Paläoanthropologin
- Paläoanthropologespecialist in paleoanthropology
- Paläoanthropologinspecialist in paleoanthropology
Korean 고인류학자
- 고인류학자 (goillyuhakja)specialist in paleoanthropology
Portuguese paleoantropólogo, paleoantropologista
- paleoantropólogospecialist in paleoanthropology
- paleoantropologistaspecialist in paleoanthropology
Romanian paleoantropolog, paleoantropologă
- paleoantropologspecialist in paleoanthropology
- paleoantropologăspecialist in paleoanthropology
Russian палеоантропо́лог
- палеоантропо́лог (paleoantropólog)specialist in paleoanthropology
Swedish paleoantropolog
- paleoantropologspecialist in paleoanthropology
Turkish paleoantropolog
- paleoantropologspecialist in paleoanthropology
Cite this entry
APA
paleoanthropologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoanthropologist
MLA
“paleoanthropologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoanthropologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleoanthropologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoanthropologist.
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