genealogist
noun
ge·ne·al·o·gist
| \ ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jist also -ˈa-lə- also ˌje-nē-
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Definition of genealogist
: a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families
Examples of genealogist in a Sentence
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Whether people are just getting starting digging into their roots, or are experienced genealogists, the Simsbury Free Library is a treasure trove of information. — courant.com, "Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition," 29 July 2019 In 1937, Hitler ordered genealogist Rudolf Koppensteiner to publish a family tree that showed all of his ancestors to be Austrian Germans, The Sun added. — Fox News, "Hitler's secret history revealed: Study suggests Nazi leader's grandfather was Jewish," 6 Aug. 2019 Whether people are just getting starting digging into their roots, or are experienced genealogists, the Simsbury Free Library is a treasure trove of information. — courant.com, "Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition," 29 July 2019 However, as genealogist Jennifer Mendelsohn pointed out the day after Lahren’s appearance, that is exactly how the Lahren family originally came to the US in the late 1800s. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "This framed photo of Tomi Lahren hangs in US Border Patrol headquarters," 12 July 2019 Whether people are just getting starting digging into their roots, or are experienced genealogists, the Simsbury Free Library is a treasure trove of information. — courant.com, "Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition," 22 July 2019 CeCe Moore, the genetic genealogist who worked on the case, reportedly told ABC. — Time, "Murder Conviction Overturned Using DNA and Family Tree," 18 July 2019 The genealogist, William Reitwiesner, also found that Obama's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Duvall, also owned a pair of slaves. — Rebecca Shabad, NBC News, "McConnell likens himself to Obama: 'We both are the descendants of slave owners'," 9 July 2019 Cellini hired genealogists who dug into Louisiana and Maryland records. — Washington Post, "Website documents histories of Georgetown-owned slaves," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'genealogist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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