gemologist

noun gem·ol·o·gist \ je-ˈmä-lə-jist , jə- \

variants: or less commonly gemmologist

Updated on: 20 Apr 2018

Definition of gemologist

: a specialist in gems; specifically : one who appraises gems

Recent Examples of gemologist from the Web

Grant Mobley, renowned gemologist and Director at Pluczenik, one of the world’s leading diamantaires, told MarieClaire.com this specific piece is his guess for what Meghan will choose.

— kayleigh roberts, Marie Claire, "Why Meghan Markle Definitely Won't Wear the Same Tiara as Kate Middleton at Her Wedding," 30 Mar. 2018
From a gemologist's perspective, diamonds from Golconda are distinguished by their complete lack of nitrogen — an absence necessary for a Type IIa designation in any gem, regardless of origin.

— stellene volandes, Town & Country, "The Search for Golconda," 12 Dec. 2012
Torrison, who is listed in jail records as a gemologist, was booked into Orange County Jail with bail set at $500,000.

— hannah fry, Daily Pilot, "Suspect arrested in Laguna Beach jewelry store burglaries," 28 Sep. 2017
The company’s chief gemologist, Melvyn Kirtley, says that an iris brooch made with, of all things, sapphires from Montana won the grand prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900.

— jamie rosen, Town & Country, "Tiffany & Co.'s Newest Perfume Uses One of the Scent World's Most Expensive—and Finicky—Ingredients," 8 Sep. 2017
That was when a British amateur geologist interviewed gemologists and historians on the diamond’s origins and wrote the history of the Koh-i-Noor that served as the basis for most future stories of the diamond.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—And Why the British Won’t Give It Back," 30 Aug. 2017
That was when a British amateur geologist interviewed gemologists and historians on the diamond’s origins and wrote the history of the Koh-i-Noor that served as the basis for most future stories of the diamond.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—And Why the British Won’t Give It Back," 30 Aug. 2017
A few floors up from his pawnshop is the Gemological Institute of America, where gems are rated and future gemologists learn the trade, which explains the Fort Knox level of security.

— sophia kercher, New York Times, "A Birkin Bag in the Box Is Worth a Lifetime of Debt," 21 Aug. 2017
Both gemologists before getting into the restaurant business, the Johnsons currently reside in Madisonville.

— kim chatelain, NOLA.com, "Comeback Burger marks comeback for St. Tammany family," 26 June 2017

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