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ornithologist

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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒləd͡ʒɪst/
  • General-American: /ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑləd͡ʒɪst/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who studies or practices ornithology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ornithologer

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a zoologist who studies birds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bird watcher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: zoologist, animal scientist

Narrower terms: Audubon, John James Audubon, Wilson, Alexander Wilson

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ornithology 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 ornithologist From ornithology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَالِم طُيُور (ʕālim ṭuyūr) — expert in ornithology
  • Arabic: خَبِير فِي عِلْمِ الطُّيُور (ḵabīr fī ʕilmi ṭ-ṭuyūr) — expert in ornithology
  • Armenian: թռչնաբան (tʻṙčʻnaban) — expert in ornithology
  • Belarusian: арнітолаг (arnitólah) — expert in ornithology
  • Catalan: ornitòleg — expert in ornithology
  • Catalan: ornitòloga — expert in ornithology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳥類學者 /鸟类学者 (niǎolèixuézhě) — expert in ornithology
  • Czech: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Danish: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Dutch: ornitholoog — expert in ornithology
  • Dutch: vogelkenner — expert in ornithology
  • Esperanto: ornitologo — expert in ornithology
  • Estonian: ornitoloog — expert in ornithology
  • Estonian: linnuteadlane — expert in ornithology
  • Finnish: lintutieteilijä — expert in ornithology
  • Finnish: ornitologi — expert in ornithology
  • French: ornithologue — expert in ornithology
  • French: ornithologiste — expert in ornithology
  • Galician: ornitólogo — expert in ornithology
  • Galician: ornitóloga — expert in ornithology
  • German: Ornithologe — expert in ornithology
  • German: Ornithologin — expert in ornithology
  • German: Orni — expert in ornithology
  • German: Vogelkundler — expert in ornithology
  • German: Vogelkundlerin — expert in ornithology
  • German: Vogelwissenschaftler — expert in ornithology
  • German: Vogelwissenschaftlerin — expert in ornithology
  • Greek: ορνιθολόγος (ornithológos) — expert in ornithology
  • Hungarian: ornitológus — expert in ornithology
  • Icelandic: fuglafræðingur — expert in ornithology
  • Irish: éaneolaí — expert in ornithology
  • Italian: ornitologo — expert in ornithology
  • Italian: ornitologa — expert in ornithology
  • Japanese: 鳥類学者 — expert in ornithology
  • Korean: 조류학자 (joryuhakja) — expert in ornithology
  • Latin: ornithologus — expert in ornithology
  • Latvian: ornitologs — expert in ornithology
  • Latvian: ornitoloģe — expert in ornithology
  • Lithuanian: ornitologas — expert in ornithology
  • Lithuanian: ornitologė — expert in ornithology
  • Manx: eean-oayllee — expert in ornithology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Persian: پرندهشناس — expert in ornithology
  • Polish: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Portuguese: ornitólogo — expert in ornithology
  • Portuguese: ornitóloga — expert in ornithology
  • Romanian: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Romanian: ornitologă — expert in ornithology
  • Russian: орнито́лог (ornitólog) — expert in ornithology
  • Scottish Gaelic: eun-eòlaiche — expert in ornithology
  • Spanish: ornitólogo — expert in ornithology
  • Spanish: ornitóloga — expert in ornithology
  • Swedish: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Telugu: విహంగ శాస్త్రవేత్త (vihaṅga śāstravētta) — expert in ornithology
  • Thai: นักปักษีวิทยา (nák-bpàk-sǐi-wít-tá-yaa) — expert in ornithology
  • Turkish: kuş bilimci — expert in ornithology
  • Turkish: ornitolog — expert in ornithology
  • Vietnamese: nhà điểu học — expert in ornithology
  • Volapük: bödavan — expert in ornithology
  • Volapük: hibödavan — expert in ornithology
  • Volapük: jibödavan — expert in ornithology
  • Welsh: adaregydd — expert in ornithology
  • Welsh: adarydd — expert in ornithology
  • Yiddish: אָרניטאָלאָגיסט (ornitologist) — expert in ornithology
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