| Meaning | A specialist in geology. |
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| Instances | Holmes, Arthur Holmes | English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965) |
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| Hutton, James Hutton | Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797) |
| Mantell, Gideon Algernon Mantell | English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852) |
| Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft | United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864) |
| Narrower | geophysicist | A geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth |
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| hydrologist | A geologist skilled in hydrology |
| petroleum geologist, oil geologist | A specialist in petroleum geology |
| Broader | scientist | A person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
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| Spanish | geofísico, geólogo |
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| Catalan | geofísic, geòleg |
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| Nouns | geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
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