/sajˈʌntɪst/ - [sayuntist] - sci•en•tist
We found 6 definitions of scientist from 6 different sources.
NounPlural: scientists |
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scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | ||
mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
cosmographer, cosmographist a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography | ||
bibliotist someone who engages in bibliotics | ||
biologist, life scientist (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms | ||
chemist a scientist who specializes in chemistry | ||
cognitive scientist a scientist who studies cognitive processes | ||
computer scientist a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers | ||
geologist a specialist in geology | ||
linguistic scientist, linguist a person who speaks more than one language | ||
mathematician a person skilled in mathematics | ||
medical scientist a scientist who studies disease processes | ||
microscopist a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes | ||
mineralogist a scientist trained in mineralogy | ||
oceanographer a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas | ||
fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist a specialist in paleontology | ||
physicist a scientist trained in physics | ||
principal investigator, pi the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project | ||
psychologist a scientist trained in psychology | ||
radiologic technologist a scientist trained in radiological technology | ||
research worker, researcher, investigator a scientist who devotes himself to doing research | ||
social scientist someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships |