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DEMOGRAPHER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics
Synonyms:
demographer; demographist; population scientist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("demographer" is a kind of...):
sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)
Derivation:
demography (the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations)