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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈnætʃərəlɪst/

naturalist means: Someone who studies plants, animals, and the places where they live.

noun

NATURE EXPERTC1

Someone who studies plants, animals, and the places where they live.

  • A naturalist showed us the birds.
  • The young naturalist recorded every insect she found.
  • Local naturalists have studied this forest for years.

Similar words: nature expert

Common phrases: amateur naturalist, local naturalist, keen naturalist

NATURAL EXPLANATIONSC2

Someone who believes that the world can be explained through nature without supernatural causes.

  • As a naturalist, she rejects supernatural explanations.
  • The philosopher was a naturalist who trusted scientific evidence.
  • These naturalists explain human thought through physical processes.

Common phrases: philosophical naturalist, committed naturalist

REALISTIC ARTISTC2

An artist who tries to show people and nature as they really are.

  • The painter was a naturalist.
  • As a naturalist, she painted ordinary people in everyday settings.
  • These naturalists preferred accurate detail to ideal beauty.

Common phrases: naturalist painter, naturalist writer

Questions about naturalist

What does naturalist mean?

Someone who studies plants, animals, and the places where they live.

What is naturalist in other languages?

Türkçe: doğa bilimci · Español: naturalista · Français: naturaliste · Deutsch: Naturforscher · Italiano: naturalista · 日本語: 博物学者

How do you pronounce naturalist?

It is pronounced /ˈnætʃərəlɪst/.

How do you use naturalist in a sentence?

A naturalist showed us the birds. The young naturalist recorded every insect she found.

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