Archaeologist
nOne word substitutionWord familySSC PYQ × 7/ɑrkiːˈɑlədʒɪst/ · आर्कीऑलजिस्ट
One who studies human antiquities
A person who studies prehistoric people and their culture
पुरातत्वविद्, अवशेषों से इतिहास का अध्ययन करने वाला
The archaeologist dated the pot to the tenth century.
Archaeologists opened a new trench last winter.
Daily use: Archaeologist ne bartan ka samay bataya.
Archae यानी प्राचीन, जैसे archaic में; ‘-logist’ यानी अध्ययन करने वाला, जैसे biologist। खुदाई करके प्राचीन अवशेषों से इतिहास पढ़ने वाला archaeologist है।
ARCHAE means ancient, as in archaic, and -LOGIST is one who studies, as in biologist. An archaeologist digs up ancient remains to study the human past.
‘-logist’ family साथ रखिए: archaeologist (पुरातत्व), geologist (भूविज्ञान), anthropologist (मानव), palaeontologist (जीवाश्म)। Spelling में ‘ae’ ध्यान दीजिए।
Keep the '-logist' family together: archaeologist (antiquities), geologist (earth), anthropologist (mankind), palaeontologist (fossils). Note the spelling 'ae'.