meteorologist

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jist]

noun

1. a scientist who studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.

   I was the meteorologist for a radio news station in Ottawa, preparing the daily weather forecasts five days a week.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meteorologist¹

First recorded in 1630–40; meteorolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

Meteorologists tracked between 50 and 100 lightning strikes per hour across Southern California on Tuesday morning, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times

“It being the holiday weekend, this was something we wanted to bring attention to,” said Bryan Lewis, a Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times

BBC South West broadcast meteorologist Bee Tucker said some parts of south Devon had received more than half its monthly rainfall in 24 hours.

From BBC

Sialkot has seen more rainfall in 24 hours than the highest record in the past 49 years, according to Pakistan's chief meteorologists.

From BBC

One of the key ways meteorologists judge and compare summers is against the long-term average, measured over a 30 year period - currently 1991-2020.

From BBC

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