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researcher

researcher

693 2.7
A person who studies something carefully to find new information
  • noun
  • /rɪˈsɜːrʧər/
translation icon : investigador
  • The researcher conducted a study to explore the effects of sleep on memory.
  • researchers use
  • researchers found
  • lead researcher

Now, This is why the early researchers in AI got it so wrong.

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Examples

  • So why are some modern researchers looking for ways to repeat it?

  • Are there any researchers who come to mind?

  • A scientific researcher of some kind?

  • Despite the efforts of thousands of researchers, nothing worked.

  • And so those will then be used by researchers in the field.

  • Look at what the researchers say about this.

  • The present study has certain limitations, which the current researcher feels imperative to report.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Some cancer researchers are highly focused on mitochondria.

  • Once the themes were identified, the researchers framed the findings within an appropriate theory.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I've been reading a lot recently about how researchers are finding that people can change their personalities well into their adulthood.

Synonyms

scientist
vsresearcher
2.1

A person who studies science and does experiments to find new facts

is focused on conducting systematic study rather than formal scientific training
investigator
vsresearcher
68 3.6

A person who studies facts and evidence to find the truth

focuses on systematic study to discover new information, not only case facts
research worker
vsresearcher
1 3.3

A person who studies things to find new facts at a university or lab

is a broader term for anyone who conducts systematic investigation
delver
vsresearcher
8.1

A person who studies a subject very carefully to find new facts

conducts organized investigations aimed at new conclusions rather than only deep exploration

How Senior

principal investigator
  • Specialized
7 7.0
researcher
693 2.7

Surface Forms

researcher singular
researchers plural

Morphology

researcher = research (transparent) = research + er

The agentive suffix '-er' is added to the verb 'research' in a straightforward way; learners who know 'research' will readily infer 'researcher' as 'a person who researches'.

Etymology

Researcher comes from research, made of re- 'again' and search 'to look for'. So a researcher is someone who 'looks again' or looks carefully to find new information.