systematist

noun

sys·​tem·​a·​tist ˈsi-stə-mə-tist How to pronounce systematist (audio) si-ˈste-mə- How to pronounce systematist (audio)
1
: a maker or follower of a system
2
: a specialist in taxonomy : taxonomist

Examples of systematist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Morton Arboretum herbarium director and plant systematist Andrew Hipp would lead an audit of the molecular makeup of any samples from the trip before slotting them into their rightful branch on the tree of life. Marion Renault, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021 To reconstruct the mighty American oak’s history, Andrew Hipp, a plant systematist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, and colleagues obtained tens of thousands of pieces of DNA from 300 trees representing 146 oak species. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 Sep. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of systematist was in 1635

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“Systematist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/systematist. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

systematist

noun
sys·​tem·​a·​tist ˈsis-tə-mət-əst How to pronounce systematist (audio)
: a classifying scientist : taxonomist
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