scientist

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Scientist \Sci"en*tist\, n. One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant. [Recent] [1913 Webster]

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). [1913 Webster] Sci-Fi

Researcher \Re*search"er\ (-[~e]r), n. One who conducts research. In the field of scientific research, also called an investigator or scientist. [1913 Webster]
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