Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is engaged in and has expert knowledge of a science, especially a biological or physical science.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person versed in or devoted to science; a man of science; a savant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Recent One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One whose activities make use of the
scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in originalresearch , or make use of the results of the research of others.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
Etymologies
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Examples
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I know you think your claimed standing as a scientist is a universal trump card around here, but you seriously should consider the possibility that other people around here sometimes have relevant expertise.
Matthew Yglesias » The Bitter Fruits of a Finance-Oriented Economy 2010
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When you think of the word scientist, like most, you might immediately conjure up images of a guy in a laboratory and a white lab coat doing experiments, and it usually has a clinical depiction.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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When you think of the word scientist, like most, you might immediately conjure up images of a guy in a laboratory and a white lab coat doing experiments, and it usually has a clinical depiction.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Mark Lynas writes on the Guardian blog about how not being a scientist is a help, not a hindrance, in enabling him to communicate science effectively.
Science Maxine 2009
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The measure of credibility of a scientist is asking questions that are advance their field, no matter what the answer is.
Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Death of the Public Option 2010
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When you think of the word scientist, like most, you might immediately conjure up images of a guy in a laboratory and a white lab coat doing experiments, and it usually has a clinical depiction.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Less weight, in fact, because our scientist is an "expert" and therefore, an "elitist."
Idiot America 2010
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Less weight, in fact, because our scientist is an "expert" and therefore, an "elitist."
Lance Mannion: 2010
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I'm a little surprised that people react so badly to your job because I think being a scientist is the coolest job in the world!
Illness Darwi 2009
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Part of being a scientist is about using the scientific method to investigate things and attain new information while correcting the old.
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