earth scientistn.
/ˌəːθ ˈsʌɪəntɪst/, U.S. /ˌərθ ˈsaɪən(t)əst/ An expert or specialist in earth science.
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1911 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 43 421 The modern earth scientist has rarely a sound training in the fine arts.
1936 C. Croneis & W. C. Krumbein Down to Earth xxvii. 237 The earth-scientist determines the age of a fossil by finding the age of the strata in which it was found.
1952 Hammond (Indiana) Times 17 June 4/5 The Department of Labor is seeking thousands of ‘earth scientists’ and ‘oceanographers’ for ocean bottom exploration.
2005 Guardian 10 Mar. (Life section) 9/3 A..working group composed of senior earth scientists says the effects of a super-eruption would be comparable to..the impact of a 1km-diameter asteroid.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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