genealogist

noun

Definition of genealogistnext
as in archivist

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Recent Examples of genealogist According to Ayaub, the genealogist unraveled the mystery and ultimately helped the family connect with Violet Christine’s daughter. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Jackson built a multi-day itinerary that included a private tour of historical sites and a face-to-face meeting with a local genealogist. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026 Next steps include working with genealogists and descendants to identify more crew members, as well as potentially collecting additional archaeological DNA samples in the future. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 But costs will climb for those seeking help from an attorney or genealogist. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for genealogist
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archivist
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  • Publicly accessible early versions of some games released before this SteamPipe transition had been considered lost content by archivists, no longer accessible from Valve itself and living on only as local downloads on aging machines.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Kemerer became the unofficial archivist of Los Angeles’s king of house moving, George Kress, after buying Kress’s former home.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Genealogist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogist. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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