SCIENTIST

scientist

(noun) a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scientist (plural scientists)

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

Hyponyms

• citizen scientist

• computer scientist

• data scientist

• natural scientist

• pseudoscientist

Source: Wiktionary


Sci"en*tist, n.

Definition: One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant. [Recent]

Note: Twenty years ago I ventured to propose one [a name for the class of men who give their lives to scientific study] which has been slowly finding its way to general adoption; and the word scientist, though scarcely euphonious, has gradually assumed its place in our vocabulary. B. A. Gould (Address, 1869).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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