genealogist
noun
ge·ne·al·o·gist
ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jist 
also -ˈa-lə-,
also ˌje-nē-
: a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families
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This profile gave genealogists a much more detailed look of the woman’s family tree, police said.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Based in the Houston area, Othram offered its help through Project Grace, which covered costs, including the creation of a DNA profile from a victim sample, the uploading of information into a genealogy database and the investigation by a forensic genealogist, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The organization works with law enforcement agencies nationwide, using volunteer investigative genetic genealogists to build extensive family trees and trace DNA matches.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Based in the Houston area, Othram offered its help through Project Grace, which covered costs, including the creation of a DNA profile from a victim sample, the uploading of information into a genealogy database and the investigation by a forensic genealogist, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The organization works with law enforcement agencies nationwide, using volunteer investigative genetic genealogists to build extensive family trees and trace DNA matches.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for genealogist
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“Genealogist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genealogist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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