noun
- a scientist who studies the patterns, causes, and effects of diseases in populations
Usage: countable noun; professional title
Examples
- The epidemiologist analyzed data to track the spread of the flu across the country.
- Epidemiologists work to understand how diseases move through communities.
- During the pandemic, epidemiologists provided crucial information to health officials.
- She became an epidemiologist after studying biology and public health in college.
- The team of epidemiologists investigated the outbreak at the hospital.
- Epidemiologists use statistics and research to prevent disease transmission.