parasitologist
/ˌpɛrəsɪˈtɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies parasites and the effects they have on their hosts.
- The university hired a parasitologist to lead the tropical medicine department.
- As a parasitologist, she works to find treatments for parasitic diseases.
- The parasitologist discovered a new species of tapeworm in fish.