archaeologist n 1: an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture [syn: {archeologist}, {archaeologist}]
Archaeologist \Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gist\ ([aum]r`k[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n. One versed in arch[ae]ology; an antiquary. --Wright. [1913 Webster]