fieldwork

noun

field·work ˈfēld-ˌwərk

: a temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field

: work done in the field (as by students) to gain practical experience and knowledge through firsthand observation

: the gathering of anthropological or sociological data through the interviewing and observation of subjects in the field

field-worker

ˈfēld-ˌwər-kər

noun

Examples of fieldwork in a Sentence

an anthropologist who has done fieldwork in the South Pacific

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Seasonal employees—who patrol treacherous rivers, maintain rocky climbing routes, and care for critical salmon fisheries—form the backbone of essential fieldwork and research, and are at the forefront. —

Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024 The poll, produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates, with fieldwork by Ipsos, finds that 56% of Americans now favor deporting all undocumented immigrants, up 20 points from eight years ago. —

Gary Langer, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024 That rises to 92% of Harris supporters in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos. —

Allison De Jong, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024 The team also found that rays displaced a total of 4.95 cubic meters of sediment when fieldwork was carried out, averaging 0.83 cubic meters per day. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fieldwork