noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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1
noun
Meaning 1
a person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scientist
Narrower terms: Ekman, Vagn Walfrid Ekman
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
oceanógrafu
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Asturian:
oceanógrafa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Azerbaijani:
okeonoqraf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Belarusian:
акіяно́граф
(akijanóhraf)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Breton:
moroniour
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Bulgarian:
океанограф
(okeanograf)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Catalan:
oceanògraf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Catalan:
oceanògrafa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Chinese Mandarin:
海洋學家 /海洋学家
(hǎiyángxuéjiā)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Chinese Mandarin:
海洋研究者
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Czech:
oceánograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Danish:
oceanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Dutch:
oceanograaf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Esperanto:
oceanografisto
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Estonian:
okeanograaf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
French:
océanographe
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Galician:
oceanógrafo
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Galician:
oceanógrafa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
German:
Ozeanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
German:
Ozeanografin
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
German:
Meereskundler
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
German:
Meereskundlerin
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Greek:
ωκεανογράφος
(okeanográfos)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Hindi:
समुद्र विज्ञानी
(samudra vijñānī)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Hungarian:
oceanográfus
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Icelandic:
haffræðingur
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Indonesian:
oseanografer
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Indonesian:
ilmuwan kelautan
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Indonesian:
ilmuwati kelautan
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Interlingua:
oceanógrapho
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Irish:
aigéaneolaí
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Italian:
oceanografo
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Italian:
oceanografa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Italian:
oceanografista
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Japanese:
海洋学者
(kaiyōgakusha)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Kazakh:
мұхиттанушы
(mūxittanuşy)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Korean:
해양학자
(haeyanghakja)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Latvian:
okeanogrāfs
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Lithuanian:
okeanografas
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Lithuanian:
okeanografė
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Macedonian:
океано́граф
(okeanógraf)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Maltese:
oċeanografu
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Maltese:
oċeanografa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Norwegian Bokmål:
oseanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
oseanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Occitan:
oceanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Polish:
oceanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Polish:
oceanografka
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Polish:
oceanolog
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Polish:
oceanolożka
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Portuguese:
oceanógrafo
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Portuguese:
oceanógrafa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Portuguese:
oceanografista
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Portuguese:
oceanólogo
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Portuguese:
oceanóloga
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Portuguese:
oceanologista
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Romanian:
oceanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Romanian:
oceanografă
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Romansh:
oceanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Romansh:
oceanografa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Russian:
океано́граф
(okeanógraf)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Serbo-Croatian:
okeanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Serbo-Croatian:
okeanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Slovak:
oceánograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Slovene:
oceánograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Spanish:
oceanógrafo
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Spanish:
oceanógrafa
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Swedish:
oceanograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Tajik:
уқёнусшинос
(uqyonusšinos)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Turkish:
oşinograf
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Turkish:
denizbilimci
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Ukrainian:
океано́граф
(okeanóhraf)
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans
Uzbek:
okeanshunos
— person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans