scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist]

noun

1. an expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences.

Scientist

¹

/ ˈsaɪəntɪst /

noun

1. Christian Science Christ as supreme spiritual healer

2. short for Christian Scientist See Christian Scientist

scientist

²

/ ˈsaɪəntɪst /

noun

1. a person who studies or practises any of the sciences or who uses scientific methods

Other Word Forms

• nonscientist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scientist¹

1825–35; < Latin scient ( ia ) science + -ist

Example Sentences

"I'm a physician, and for my own integrity as a scientist, I did not feel I could continue to serve in that administration when it felt like the data we were putting together was not going to be used in an evidenced, science-based way."

From BBC

BurnBot is the brainchild of computer scientist Anukool Lakhina and physicist Waleed Haddad.

From Los Angeles Times

“We can say confidently that there is no evidence that methane emissions from the Permian Basin are low,” said Steven Hamburg, who studies methane as the Environmental Defense Fund’s chief scientist.

From Salon

“It is quite alarming,” said Hrishikesh Chandanpurkar, an Arizona State research scientist who co-authored the study.

From Los Angeles Times

Famiglietti, who was previously a senior water scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has extensively studied groundwater depletion around the world.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• analyst 
• chemist 
• expert 
• physicist