Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A recipient of a Nobel prize.
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- noun A person who has been awarded a
Nobel Prize .
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- noun winner of a Nobel prize
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Examples
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a Nobelist is glad to do these things, it's worth it.
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While West Bengal has been very poor and troubled, many such as Nobelist Amartya Sen have praised Kerala as one of the best run and most humane states of India.
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Example 2: An excerpt (and note the salvific sense conveyed in the titles alone) from A Vision of the Grail, pub. 1992, in a chapter titled The Code of Codes, by molecular biologist (and Nobelist, no less) Walter Gilbert:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
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However, as noted above by Nobelist Brian Josephson, many scientists have a "pathological disbelief" in certain subjects that ultimately create an unhealthy and unscientific attitude blocks real truth and real science.
Dana Ullman: Nobel Prize Winner Takes Homeopathy Seriously Dana Ullman 2011
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According to Nobelist Douglas North, the main difference between poor and rich nations is not growth rates.
America, Don't Worry About China Jerry Bowyer 2011
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Bernanke has been a strong advocate for an active Fed in stimulating economic growth in the past, which is why Nobelist Paul Krugman in effect called him craven for caving in to the Republican extreme right wing.
Harlan Green: The Fed's Paralysis -- Who Will Do the Right Thing? Harlan Green 2011
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IDRC's president, David Malone, reminds us that his organization was founded by another Nobelist, and has a unique mission in development - conducting original research on what does and doesn't work in combatting poverty around the world.
Global Voices in English » Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and 2009
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However, as noted above by Nobelist Brian Josephson, many scientists have a "pathological disbelief" in certain subjects that ultimately create an unhealthy and unscientific attitude blocks real truth and real science.
Dana Ullman: Nobel Prize Winner Takes Homeopathy Seriously Dana Ullman 2011
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So say more economists, such as Nobelist and former chief World Bank economist Joseph Stiglitz in his most recent Vanity Fair article, "The Book of Jobs" that details how we recover from the Great Recession, and which sectors will prosper and expand.
Harlan Green: Government Has to Work -- or Else Harlan Green 2012
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One Nobelist, he said, even offered instruction on tying shoelaces.
Dr. Frederick Jelinek, computer speech-recognition specialist, dies in Baltimore Martin Weil 2010
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