genealogist

noun

ge·​ne·​al·​o·​gist ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jist 

also -ˈa-lə-

also ˌje-nē-

: a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families

Examples of genealogist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To do that, the initiative and its Missouri partners are looking for help from historians, genealogists, archivists and community organizations and members who have information about the boys who died there. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

The database contains just shy of 33 million individual records, according to Caitlin Hollander Waas, chief genealogist at the Museum's Kalikow Jewish Genealogy Research Center. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Low, a genealogist, uses the San Francisco archive for personal and professional research. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

For centuries, genealogists have used paper records to build family trees. — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for genealogist

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