ethicist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ethicist
Example Sentences
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Dr John Appleby, a medical ethicist at Lancaster University, said the implications of using sperm so widely was a "vast" ethical minefield.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Dr. Dugdale is a physician and ethicist at Columbia University and the author of “The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
“It raises questions about who has leverage over public institutions when private dollars intervene,” one ethicist told reporters.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
Our three leads have three different priorities: Arledge is the humanist; Bader, the ethicist; Mason, the visualist who wants the right images.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
I can tell you why I hack," said the sole German representative at the table who spoke impeccable English with a thick accent "I am a professional ethicist.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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