meteorologist

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jist]

noun

1. a scientist who studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.

   I was the meteorologist for a radio news station in Ottawa, preparing the daily weather forecasts five days a week.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meteorologist¹

First recorded in 1630–40; meteorolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Initially we were hoping so, but our fire weather manager spoke with fuel experts with Los Angeles County Fire and the Angeles National Forest,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Lewis.

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The worst floods Spain had seen for decades - a phenomenon known by meteorologists as the Dana - killed 229 people in the region, with another eight dying in neighbouring Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia.

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That lethargy, meteorologists warn, could be catastrophic as it means that a hurricane can bring rain to a single location for days on end, aggravating flooding.

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"We haven't had that many hurricanes in the Atlantic this season, but an unusual proportion of them went through a phase of intensifying quite rapidly," meteorologist and climate scientist Kerry Emanuel of MIT told AFP.

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Though no red flag warnings have yet been issued, both the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valley foothills will have elevated fire risks once the winds arrive, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.

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Related Words

• prognosticator 
• seer 
• witch