naturalist
noun
nat·u·ral·ist
ˈna-ch(ə-)rə-list 
1
: one that advocates or practices naturalism
2
: a student of natural history
especially
: a field biologist
Examples of naturalist in a Sentence
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Guided Hike, 1 p.m. at Patoka Lake: Meet at the nature center for a hike along Trail 4 with a park naturalist to learn a little about prescribed burns.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
This experience is all about interactive education, with the aquarium offering summer camps, family programming, and beach naturalist sessions outside the venue.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
It's named after Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, a notable naturalist and geographer.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Community members attended the free event to join Big Break naturalists for nature exploration and a host of activities including birdwatching, environmental education and art making.
—Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Join naturalists for a spring scavenger hunt for amphibians.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Mosley, a ninety-seven-year-old sculptor, works in the naturalist mode.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Trail Naturalist Stations, 9 a.m. at Indiana Dunes State Park: Find park naturalists and volunteers along trails who will have live props to teach participants about the Indiana Dunes habitats.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of years later, Pliny the Elder, the Roman naturalist who famously perished at the 79 C.E. eruption of Vesuvius, wrote in his Natural History of the Etrurians’ use of milifolium (or yarrow), in treating wounds and toothaches.
—Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
This experience is all about interactive education, with the aquarium offering summer camps, family programming, and beach naturalist sessions outside the venue.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
It's named after Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, a notable naturalist and geographer.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Community members attended the free event to join Big Break naturalists for nature exploration and a host of activities including birdwatching, environmental education and art making.
—Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Join naturalists for a spring scavenger hunt for amphibians.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Mosley, a ninety-seven-year-old sculptor, works in the naturalist mode.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Trail Naturalist Stations, 9 a.m. at Indiana Dunes State Park: Find park naturalists and volunteers along trails who will have live props to teach participants about the Indiana Dunes habitats.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of years later, Pliny the Elder, the Roman naturalist who famously perished at the 79 C.E. eruption of Vesuvius, wrote in his Natural History of the Etrurians’ use of milifolium (or yarrow), in treating wounds and toothaches.
—Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024
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naturalist
noun
nat·u·ral·ist
ˈnach-(ə-)rə-ləst
: a person who specializes in natural history
naturalist
adjective
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