man of science: †(a) a man who possesses knowledge in any branch of learning, or trained skill in any art or craft (obsolete); (b) a man who is an…

An expert in or student of natural philosophy; a natural scientist.

one acquainted with the secrets of Nature.

A person skilled in the practical art of medicine. Cf. artist, n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

experimental philosophy: (a) the philosophy which insists on experiment as the necessary foundation and test of all reasoned conclusions; (b) physics…

A person engaged in a practical science; a savant. Cf. artsman, n. 4. Obsolete.

colloquial. An expert in or student of science; a scientist. Now historical.

An expert in or practitioner of a science; a scientist. Also: an enthusiast for science.

A person who conducts scientific research or investigation; an expert in or student of science, esp. one or more of the natural or physical sciences.

A scientist.

An expert in or student of a particular science or branch of learning; (in later use) spec. a scientist.

A practitioner or exponent of science; a scientist.

An expert in or student of a particular branch of science or learning; (in later use) spec. a scientist.

An expert in or student of natural science.

In the Soviet Union and other communist countries: a person with a specialist knowledge in some area of science, engineering, or culture; an…

A person engaged in ‘back-room’ scientific or technical research.