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ethicist

American

[eth-uh-sist] / ˈɛθ ə sɪst /

Also ethician

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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 an ethicist, her role was to ask questions, including uncomfortable ones: “Is this a good thing?”

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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