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sci·en·tist 
[sahy-uhn-tist] Pronunciation Key
[sahy-uhn-tist] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an expert in science, esp. one of the physical or natural sciences. |
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| sci·en·tist
(sī'ən-tĭst) Pronunciation Key
n. A person having expert knowledge of one or more sciences, especially a natural or physical science. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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scientist
1834, coined from L. scientia (see science) by Eng. philosopher William Whewell (1794-1866) by analogy with artist.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| scientist | |
noun | |
| a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
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Scientist
Sci"en*tist\, n. One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant. [Recent] Note: Twenty years ago I ventured to propose one [a name for the class of men who give their lives to scientific study] which has been slowly finding its way to general adoption; and the word scientist, though scarcely euphonious, has gradually assumed its place in our vocabulary. --B. A. Gould (Address, 1869).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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