noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medical scientist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English epidemiology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English epidemiologist From epidemiology + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
համաճարակաբան
(hamačarakaban)
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Basque:
epidemiologo
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Belarusian:
эпідэміёлаг
(epidemijólah)
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Catalan:
epidemiòleg
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Chinese Mandarin:
流行病學家 /流行病学家
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Czech:
epidemiolog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Dutch:
epidemioloog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Dutch:
epidemiologe
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Finnish:
epidemiologi
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
French:
épidémiologiste
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Galician:
epidemiólogo
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Galician:
epidemióloga
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
German:
Epidemiologe
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
German:
Epidemiologin
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Greek:
επιδημιολόγος
(epidimiológos)
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Hungarian:
epidemiológus
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Indonesian:
epidemiolog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Indonesian:
ahli epidemiologi
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Irish:
eipidéimeolaí
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Italian:
epidemiologo
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Luxembourgish:
Epidemiolog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Luxembourgish:
Epidemiologin
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Polish:
epidemiolog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Portuguese:
epidemiologista
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Portuguese:
epidemiólogo
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Romanian:
epidemiolog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Romanian:
epidemiologă
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Russian:
эпидемиолог
(epidemiolog)
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Slovak:
epidemiológ
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Slovak:
epidemiologička
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Spanish:
epidemiólogo
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Spanish:
epidemióloga
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Swedish:
epidemiolog
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Thai:
นักวิทยาการระบาด
(nák-wít-tá-yaa-gaan-rá-bàat)
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
Ukrainian:
епідеміо́лог
(epidemióloh)
— scientist who specializes in epidemiology
