pedologist

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noun

A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.

OriginEnglish pedology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

pedologist1

nounpedologist (plural pedologists)

plural pedologists

  1. A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
  2. A scientist who specializes in pedology (soil science).
  3. A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.

pedologist2

nounpedologist (plural pedologists)

plural pedologists

  1. A scientist who specializes in pedology (child development).

Origin

pedologist · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pédom
  3. Ancient Greekπέδον (pédon)
  4. Englishpedo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishpedology
  10. Englishpedologist

From pedology + -ist.

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pedologist · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pā́wits
  3. Ancient Greekπαιδ- (paid-)
  4. Englishpedo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishpedology
  10. Englishpedologist

From pedology + -ist.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian почвовед
  • почвовед (počvoved)Translations
Dutch bodemkundige
  • bodemkundigeTranslations
Finnish pedologi
  • pedologiTranslations
French pédologue, agrologue
  • pédologueTranslations
  • agrologueTranslations
German Bodenkundler
  • BodenkundlerTranslations
Italian agrologo, agrobiologo
  • agrologoTranslations
  • agrobiologoTranslations
  • pedologoTranslations
Latvian augsnes pētnieks
  • augsnes pētnieksTranslations
Lithuanian dirvožemininkas, dirvotyrininkas
  • dirvožemininkasTranslations
  • dirvotyrininkasTranslations
Polish gleboznawca
  • gleboznawcaTranslations
Russian почвове́д
  • почвове́д (počvovéd)Translations
Spanish agrólogo, edafólogo
  • agrólogoTranslations
  • edafólogoTranslations
Turkish toprakbilim uzmanı
  • toprakbilim uzmanıTranslations
Ukrainian ґрунтозна́вець
  • ґрунтозна́вець (gruntoznávecʹ)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pedologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedologist

MLA

“pedologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedologist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedologist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedologist.

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