Meaning

1 senses

  1. One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

    Wissenschaftler, Wissenschaftlerin, Wissenschafter

    учёныйučónyj, учёнаяučónaja

    вче́нийvčényj, уче́нийučényj, вче́наvčéna

More definitions
  • a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

Examples

623 sentences

  1. I consider him a great scientist.

    Я вважаю його великим науковцем. — Anjy

    ruЯ считаю его великим учёным. — Lenin_1917

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  2. He is a scientist and musician.

    Він науковець та музикант. — aandrusiak

    ruОн учёный и музыкант. — mrtaistoi

    deEr ist Wissenschaftler und Musiker. — Manfredo

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  3. I thought you were a scientist.

    Я думав, що ти науковець. — deniko

    ruЯ думал, что ты учёный. — Olya

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  4. I want to be a scientist.

    Я хочу бути науковцем. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу быть учёным. — marafon

    deIch will Wissenschaftler werden. — Waldelfe

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  5. I am determined to be a scientist.

    Я вирішив бути науковцем. — Anjy

    ruЯ решил стать ученым. — Lenin_1917

    deIch bin entschlossen, Wissenschaftler zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

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one whose activities make use of the scientific method:
Русский
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one whose activities make use of the scientific method:
Deutsch
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one whose activities make use of the scientific method:

Origin

Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in March 1834 in an

Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in March 1834 in an anonymous review of Mary Somerville's book On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences in the Quarterly Review as a suggested replacement for, and later seriously introduced by him in 1840 (see the quotation) as a more precise substitute for, the terms natural philosopher and man of science. Modeled after artist, from the Latin stem scientia (“knowledge”) + -ist.

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Forms

plural: scientists
Singularscientist
Pluralscientists

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
beaker

Word family

43 related words
RelatedscienceA1scientificA2scientificallyB2scientianscientificalscientificalnessscientificnessscientismscientisticscientisticalscientisticallypeer review
Derivedbench scientistbioscientistbroscientistchief scientistcitizen scientistcreation scientistcrime scientistcriminal scientistcyberscientistdata scientistenvironmental scientiste-scientistethnoscientistfood scientistgentleman scientistgeroscientistglycoscientisthistoscientisthydroscientistmad scientistmetascientistnanoscientistneuroscientistnonscientist

Collocations

4 patterns
  • be a scientist
  • a great scientist
  • great scientist
  • become a scientist

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scienceA1scientificA2scientificallyB2scintillatescionscissorsA2
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