empiric

em·pir·ic  (m-pîrk)

n.

1. One who is guided by practical experience rather than precepts or theory.

2. An unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan.

adj.

Empirical.

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[Latin empricus, from Greek empeirikos, experienced, from empeiros, skilled : en-, in; see en-² + peirn, to try (from peira, try, attempt; see per-³ in Indo-European roots).]

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empiric [ɛmˈpɪrɪk]

n

1. a person who relies on empirical methods

2. (Medicine) a medical quack; charlatan

adj

a variant of empirical

[from Latin empīricus, from Greek empeirikos practised, from peiran to attempt]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	empiric - relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" empirical archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known" empirical

Translations

empiric

adj = empirical

n → Empiriker(in) m(f)