🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ökologe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: öˈkoloːɡə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ecologist/ɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ein Ökologe untersucht die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Tierwelt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment.

    "An ecologist conducted research on the impact of climate change on local wildlife."
  2. 2

    A person who advocates for the protection of the environment.

    "As an ecologist, she worked tirelessly to promote sustainable practices in her community."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'oikos' (house, dwelling place) and 'logia' (study of), combined with the suffix '-ist' denoting a person who practices or studies a subject. The term emerged in the late 19th century alongside the formal establishment of ecology as an independent biological science focusing on organism-environment relationships.

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