naturalist

«naturalist» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who studies plants, animals and nature, often by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (naturalist, naturalists)

meaning for a pupil

1) A naturalist is a person who studies plants, animals and nature, often by watching them carefully in the wild. tree →

2) (rare, art and literature) A naturalist is a writer or artist who shows life exactly as it is. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, famous naturalists include Charles Darwin and David Attenborough, who observed living things closely. Children can be young naturalists by keeping nature diaries, pond dipping and bird watching. Common phrases: «a keen naturalist», «a young naturalist», «amateur naturalist», «field naturalist».

examples

• Charles Darwin was a naturalist who sailed around the world. tree →
• The park naturalist showed us how to find frogs. tree →
• She keeps a nature diary like a real naturalist. tree →
• David Attenborough is a famous naturalist and broadcaster. tree →
• The naturalist sketched every butterfly she saw. tree →
• Our class joined the Young Naturalists club. tree →
• A naturalist needs patience and sharp eyes. tree →
• "There sits a good specimen of a toad," said the naturalist. tree →

note

Plural: naturalists. Do not confuse with «naturist» (a person who likes to go without clothes) — a funny but real trap. Related: «natural history» (the study of nature).

In the corpora

• Around 1799 the naturalist George Shaw checked the first platypus skin for stitches, and egg-laying was finally proved only in 1884.
• So read the Wild Wood like a naturalist: enjoy the story, then ask what the real animal would be doing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «naturalist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.