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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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This means that they took advantage of open access data that already existed for habitat and urban analysis, in addition to data from field sources and the aforementioned federal and citizen scientist information.

From Salon Jan. 26, 2024

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

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

Lisa Stiller, one of the many citizen scientist co-authors of the study, offers encouragement for prospective volunteers.

From Scientific American Aug. 4, 2022

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