1. a scientist who studies human societies, cultures, and physical characteristics

Examples

• The anthropologist spent five years living with the indigenous community to study their traditions.
• Dr. Chen is an anthropologist who specializes in ancient civilizations.
• Anthropologists use artifacts and fossils to understand how humans evolved.
• The museum hired an anthropologist to help catalog and interpret their collection.
• As an anthropologist, she was fascinated by the different marriage customs across cultures.
• Anthropologists often conduct fieldwork in remote regions to gather data about human behavior.