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ontologist

ontologist

9.9
A person who studies what is real and what exists
  • noun
  • /ɑnˈtɑlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ontólogo
  • An ontologist studies the different theories of existence proposed by various philosophers.

Examples

  • The ontologist provided insightful answers regarding the essence of being during the seminar.

  • OK, Here I'm not sure I see a knock down argument that the primitive ontologists are wrong.

  • So why be a virtue ethicist or a day ontologist or a utilitarian?

  • Barry Smith - Barry suggested that any ontology of any worth should be developed by an ontologist who has signed up to a 'code of ethics' which includes principles of reuse, aggressive testing in multiple real-world applications, and of 'thinking first' before adding a term or definition.

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  • As an ontologist, she often debates the nature of reality with her colleagues.

Synonyms

philosopher
vsontologist
157 6.1

A person who studies ideas about life, knowledge, and values

is a specialist focused on being and existence rather than general philosophical wisdom
metaphysician
vsontologist
  • Formal
1 9.9

A person who studies the nature of reality and existence

focuses more narrowly on being and existence rather than on all reality

How Expert

authority
292 4.2
ontologist
  • Specialized
9.9
scholar
281 4.1
student
∞ 1.0
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

ontologist singular
ontologists plural

Morphology

ontologist = ontology (transparent) = ontology + ist

Formed by the regular derivation 'ontology' (study of being) + '-ist' meaning 'person who studies'; the meaning is predictable if the base 'ontology' is known.

Etymology

Ontologist comes from Greek parts onto- meaning 'being' and -logist meaning 'one who studies', like in biologist. So an ontologist is someone who studies what exists and what it means for something to be real.