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

With this new information, officials — including volunteer genealogist Deborah Medina — were able to identify the missing girl. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025

The $25,000 offering will see a genealogist build the nominee’s family tree back several generations and then walk them and their family through the findings. —Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025

After that case, several consumer DNA websites changed their terms of service to disallow law enforcement from accessing data, or to allow its users to opt out of law enforcement activity, according to genetic genealogist Leah Larkin, who testified in the hearing last month. —Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

Sixteen years later, police officers teamed up with a genealogist who use advanced technology to identify the killer. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for genealogist

• anthropologist
• archaeologist
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