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scientist

scientist

2.1
A person who studies science and does experiments to find new facts
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
translation icon : científico
  • 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.

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Examples

  • The scientist conducted experiments to discover new treatments for diseases.

  • I was a young scientist working with a world-class team on cutting-edge research.

  • Science does not require a scientist in order to happen.

  • Here she lay: a brilliant scientist who could not begin to communicate what was wrong.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Well, I'm gonna speak as a scientist with an opinion, OK?

  • No one can predict, but some scientists say it could happen in the next 10 years.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Graduate education is planned with the goal of training scientists, researchers, and highly qualified workers that society needs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She's a brilliant scientist and really smart, brilliant person.

  • There is a model of collaboration among law/policy makers, scientists, and other experts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a scientist, she published several groundbreaking papers in her field.

Synonyms

researcher
vsscientist
693 2.7

A person who studies something carefully to find new information

is trained and works in fields of science to create new knowledge through research
investigator
vsscientist
68 3.6

A person who studies facts and evidence to find the truth

is trained in science to produce general new knowledge, not only case findings
research worker
vsscientist
1 3.3

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

focuses on formal training and work in science rather than the job label

Compounds

political scientist
  • Specialized
29 3.7

A person who studies government and how people and groups make decisions about power

A person who studies how people live and interact in society

A person who studies computers and builds programs or computer systems

rocket scientist
  • Informal
9 4.3

A person who is very clever at solving difficult problems

rocket scientist
  • Specialized
5 4.4

An engineer who designs, builds and tests rockets and spacecraft

A church member who follows Christian Science and often uses prayer for healing

cognitive scientist
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A scientist who studies how people think, learn, remember, and use language

medical scientist
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A scientist who studies illnesses and how to find and treat them

A person who studies living things and how they work

A person who studies plants, animals, and where they live

A person who studies how plants grow and live

A Christian religious group that believes prayer can heal people and follows the writings of Mary Baker Eddy

A person who studies animals' bodies, behaviour, and care

applied scientist
  • Specialized
4.0

A scientist who uses science to solve practical problems

A person who studies language to understand how it works

population scientist
  • Specialized
5.1

A person who studies how groups of people grow and change

How Experienced

scientist
2.1
researcher
693 2.7

Surface Forms

scientist singular
scientists plural

Morphology

scientist = science (transparent) = science + ist

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-ist' attached to 'science'; learners can infer 'a person who practices science'.

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.