empiricist
Americannoun
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Philosophy. a person who adheres to empiricism.
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a person who uses empirical methods or practices.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“Greenspan used his expertise as an economic empiricist to convince both sides to agree on a singular, shared set of actuarial facts. Quite an accomplishment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Eckersberg was an empiricist who favored natural light and close observation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
Hume formed his thoughts in response to empiricist thinkers’ views on substance and knowledge.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
He's a pragmatist, he's an empiricist, and so he doesn't believe that he's really being visited by demon.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2021
English philosophy has always been thought to be peculiarly empiricist; on this account, it seemed that England had created and invented the culture of the fact.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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