noun
- a person who produces or studies hybrids, especially in biology or horticulture
Usage: technical; often used in scientific contexts
Examples
- The hybridist carefully crossed two plant varieties to create a new strain.
- Plant hybridists have developed many disease-resistant crop varieties.
- As a hybridist, she spent years breeding dogs with specific traits.
- The hybridist's work in the laboratory focused on genetic combinations.
- Modern hybridists use advanced techniques to produce superior hybrids.