# botanist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ · frequency rank #33,153

## Definitions
1. A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

## Etymology
From botany + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **botanic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botanic-vs-botanist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbotanist`, `boatnist`, `botainst`, `botanisst`, `botanistt`, `botanits`, `botannist`, `botansit`, `botnaist`, `bottanist`, `btoanist`, `obtanist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/botanist