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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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“Precedent-setting,” declared one internet ethicist, and he didn’t mean it as a compliment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

She contacted colleague Cansu Canca, an ethicist who is director of Responsible AI Practice at Northeastern’s Institute for Experiential AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025

Eli Shupe, a medical ethicist at the University of Texas at Arlington and the author of the paper, said she was shocked to learn about this practice.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 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 Suelette Dreyfus

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