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scientist

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sci·en·tist  (sn-tst)
n.
A person having expert knowledge of one or more sciences, especially a natural or physical science.
scientist
Noun
a person who studies or practises a science
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scientistscientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
cosmographer, cosmographist - a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography
bibliotist - someone who engages in bibliotics
biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
chemist - a scientist who specializes in chemistry
cognitive scientist - a scientist who studies cognitive processes
computer scientist - a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers
geologist - a specialist in geology
linguist, linguistic scientist - a specialist in linguistics
mathematician - a person skilled in mathematics
medical scientist - a scientist who studies disease processes
microscopist - a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
mineralogist - a scientist trained in mineralogy
oceanographer - a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist - a specialist in paleontology
physicist - a scientist trained in physics
principal investigator, PI - the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project
psychologist - a scientist trained in psychology
radiologic technologist - a scientist trained in radiological technology
investigator, research worker, researcher - a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
social scientist - someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships
scientist
noun researcher, inventor, boffin (informal) technophile
Translations
scientist [ˈsaɪəntɪst] n → científico/a
scientist [ˈsaɪəntɪst] science n → scientifique m/f;
(eminent) → savant m
scientist [ˈsaɪəntɪst] science n → Wissenschaftler(in) m(f)
scientist [ˈsaɪəntɪst] n → scienziato/a
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"I'll be Tom scatted if I know," the great man replied, frankly; "you will have to ask the Scientist of the Expedition.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The scientist reasons inductively from the facts of experience.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
And the personality of the veteran scientist made so vivid a picture upon the mind of the impressionable young Bell that the grand passion of science became henceforth the master-motif of his life.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
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