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hydrologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /haɪˈdɹɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who is skilled in or practises hydrology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a geologist skilled in hydrology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geologist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hydrology 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 hydrologist From hydrology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хидролог (hidrolog) — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Bulgarian: хидроложка (hidroložka) — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水文學者 /水文学者 (shuǐwénxuézhě) — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Czech: hydrolog — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Danish: hydrolog — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Dutch: hydroloog — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Dutch: hydrologe — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Esperanto: hidrologo — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Finnish: hydrologi — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • French: hydrologue — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • German: Hydrologe — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • German: Hydrologin — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Ido: hidrologo — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Italian: idrologo — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Italian: idrologa — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Latin: hydrogista — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Latin: hydrologistus — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Portuguese: hidrologista — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Portuguese: hidrólogo — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Romanian: hidrolog — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Romanian: hidrologă — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Russian: гидро́лог (gidrólog) — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology
  • Spanish: hidrólogo — one who is skilled in or practises hydrology