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scientist

[ sahy-uhn-tist ]

noun

  1. an expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences.


Scientist

1

/ ˈsaɪəntɪst /

noun

  1. Christian Science Christ as supreme spiritual healer
  2. short for Christian Scientist See Christian Scientist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scientist

2

/ ˈsaɪəntɪst /

noun

  1. a person who studies or practises any of the sciences or who uses scientific methods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scientist1

1825–35; < Latin scient ( ia ) science + -ist
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Example Sentences

The research, published in the journal Blood, was conducted with scientists in Heidelberg and with the help of the German Red Cross blood donation centre.

From BBC

The bureaucracy is built out of real doctors and scientists who won't make up "evidence," especially not when the result is more disease and death.

From Salon

Local farmers, environmental groups and citizen scientists would "play a crucial role" in the work, they added.

From BBC

Still, several fossilized records of the megalodon have been discovered, and scientists have been able to piece together their best guess of what this massive shark probably looked like.

From Salon

“The seismic network was installed in Southern California 100 years ago,” she said, “because scientists thought that small earthquakes would show patterns before the big earthquakes happened. And that just didn’t work out.”

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