scientist
- noun
- /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
- During the conference, the scientist presented her latest research on climate change.
- research scientist
- computer scientist
- public health scientists
But then, as all scientists, I had to replicate that.
- But then, as all scientists, I had to replicate that.
- Dean had been the chief scientist for SDI.
- To explain, this is our scientist, Nick Yuhas.
- Seriously, she is a scientist and you need some actors.
- But now the scientists have these incredible tools.
- Science does not require a scientist in order to happen.
- You will be this kind of scientist or engineer.
- I'm just saying scientists and engineers change the world.
- So I'm one of those scientists, and I've seen this.
- So being a scientist or a physician doesn't give you health.
- some of the great scientists who had breakthroughs.
- The first one is that scientists just aren't likable.
- And so we don't think like scientists, we think like lawyers.
- I asked myself, how does scientists know what they know?
Examples
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The scientist conducted experiments to discover new treatments for diseases.
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I was a young scientist working with a world-class team on cutting-edge research.
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Science does not require a scientist in order to happen.
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Here she lay: a brilliant scientist who could not begin to communicate what was wrong.
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Well, I'm gonna speak as a scientist with an opinion, OK?
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No one can predict, but some scientists say it could happen in the next 10 years.
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Graduate education is planned with the goal of training scientists, researchers, and highly qualified workers that society needs.
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She's a brilliant scientist and really smart, brilliant person.
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There is a model of collaboration among law/policy makers, scientists, and other experts.
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As a scientist, she published several groundbreaking papers in her field.
Synonyms
A person who studies something carefully to find new information
A person who studies facts and evidence to find the truth
A person who studies things to find new facts at a university or lab
Compounds
- Specialized
A person who studies government and how people and groups make decisions about power
A church member who follows Christian Science and often uses prayer for healing
- Specialized
A scientist who studies how people think, learn, remember, and use language
- Specialized
A scientist who studies illnesses and how to find and treat them
A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word scientist comes from the word science, from the Latin scientia meaning 'knowledge' and scire meaning 'to know'. The ending -ist means a person, as in artist, so a scientist is a 'person of knowledge' who studies and finds new facts.