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ethicist

American  
[eth-uh-sist] / ˈɛθ ə sɪst /
Also ethician

noun

  1. a person who specializes in or writes on ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles.


Etymology

Origin of ethicist

First recorded in 1890–95; ethic + -ist

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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

AI ethicist and author Olivia Gambelin told the BBC OpenAI limiting further use of Dr King's image was "a good step forward".

From BBC Oct. 17, 2025

As Dorothea Touwen, a medical ethicist who reviewed his case, later recalled, his physician agreed that no more could be done.

From Salon Jan. 16, 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

After the worm, he became a computer ethicist and a very public spokesman for the conservatives in the computer security industry.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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