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citizen scientist

American  
[sit-uh-zuhn sahy-uhn-tist, sit-uh-suhn] / ˈsɪt ə zən ˈsaɪ ən tɪst, ˈsɪt ə sən /

noun

  • citizen scientists
    plural
  1. a person engaged in citizen science; a volunteer who participates in collecting scientific data.


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The videos were provided by a bat rehabilitation center in Ukraine and a citizen scientist filming bats in the attic of a church in the Netherlands.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

"Particularly when community or citizen scientist events emphasize minimal interventions when it comes to firefly populations."

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023

Palazzo says the work of the self-funded citizen scientist volunteers is "extremely helpful" in the task of tracking the animals, as a lot of conservation projects are underfunded and lack resources.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023

The paper cited, as evidence, a photo submitted by a citizen scientist.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023

"I have an autoimmune disease, my father has kidney disease, and my mother has thyroid disease," says Sarah Simon, a lifelong Jersey resident turned citizen scientist.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022

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