Anthropologist
nOne word substitutionWord familySSC PYQ × 13/ænθrəpˈɑlədʒəst/ · ऐन्थ्रपॉलजिस्ट
One who studies human societies and their culture/evolution of mankind
A social scientist who specializes in anthropology
मानव विज्ञानी, मानव समाज और संस्कृति का अध्येता
The anthropologist lived in the village for two years.
An anthropologist studies kinship as closely as tools.
Daily use: Anthropologist do saal gaon mein raha.
ANTHROP यानी मनुष्य — वही जो philanthropist (मानव-प्रेमी) में है। उसके साथ ‘-logist’ यानी अध्ययन करने वाला जोड़िए — मानव समाज और संस्कृति का अध्ययन करने वाला anthropologist।
ANTHROP means human being, the same root as in philanthropist (a lover of mankind). Add ‘-logist’ (one who studies) and you get a person who studies human societies and cultures: the anthropologist.
‘-logist’ family साथ आती है: anthropologist (मनुष्य), geologist (धरती), zoologist (जीव), philologist (भाषा), botanist (पौधे)।
The ‘-logist’ family comes together: anthropologist (humans), geologist (the earth), zoologist (animals), philologist (language) and botanist (plants).
SSC में कहाँ पूछा गयाWhere SSC asked it
- One who studies human societies and their culture.SSC CGL Mains 2019
- Choose the correct one-word substitution for: "A person who studies the origin and development of human societies and cultures."SSC Steno 2025
- Rohan dedicated his studies to understanding the evolution and development of mankind over centuries.SSC Steno 2026