social anthropologist

/ˌsoʊʃəl ˈænθrəˌpɑlədʒəst/
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Other forms: social anthropologists

Definitions of social anthropologist
  1. noun
    an anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systems
    synonyms: cultural anthropologist
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    types:
    ritualist
    a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies
    type of:
    anthropologist
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
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