scientistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/us/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/B1 an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences:
a research/nuclear scientist
More examples
- a forensic scientist
- a team of scientists from the University of Miami
- social scientists
- A couple of decades ago scientists noticed Panama's climate was slowly growing drier.
- There are scientists who say that the results of the research are flawed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Subjects & disciplines
- andragogy
- AP
- applied
- art
- biology
- bioscience
- discipline
- esp
- food technology
- hard science
- home economics
- humanity
- mathematics
- modern languages
- physical education
- physical sciences
- psych
- psychology
- pure
- science
See more results »