† scrutinistn.
Obsolete. rare.
? A curious investigator.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > one who carries out
delverc888
trier1547
scrutinist1669
brain-picker1810
seeker after truth1840
burrower1854
researcher1883
researchist1901
1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ 207 They [certain ploughs] are of no great Advantage to the..Husbandman, onely invented to satisfie the minds of some scrutinists.
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