data scientist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of data scientist
First recorded in 2005–10
Example Sentences
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Max Motz is a macro data scientist at Fundstrat Global Advisors, an investment research firm.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Katherine Quinn is a data scientist and Rebecca Gelles is a machine-learning engineer at CSET.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
When his middle-schooler began falling behind late last year, Massachusetts data scientist Jason Merkin sought her usage from her school district.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
In September, Beijing’s Tsinghua University poached Su Fei, one of Intel’s leading chip architects, and Liu Jun, a prominent statistician and data scientist at Harvard University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
“A data scientist or whatever? That’s not a passion. It’s just a job. Having dreams never killed anybody.”
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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