naturalist
noun/ˈnætʃərəlɪst/
Frequency rank: #11,182 most common English word
Meaning
a person who studies living things, especially animals and plants, in their natural environment
Example sentence
The naturalist spent years observing birds in the rainforest and recording their behavior.
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