sci·en·tist

[sahy-uhn-tist]
noun
an expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences.

Origin:
1825–35; < Latin scient(ia) science + -ist

non·sci·en·tist, noun
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scientist (ˈsaɪəntɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who studies or practises any of the sciences or who uses scientific methods

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Scientist (ˈsaɪəntɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Christian Science Christ as supreme spiritual healer
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scientist
1834, coined from L. scientia (see science) by the Rev. William Whewell (17941866), Eng. polymath, by analogy with artist.
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Example sentences
Maybe it was because, as a kind of house scientist to noblemen, he was not
  expected to publish.
Though he was a scientist by training, there was nothing rigid or predictable
  or orderly about him.
Known for his theory of relativity, this scientist was also a fashionista,
  patenting a suit jacket that adjusts with your weight.
Erikson was a humanist before he became a scientist, and has remained one, in a
  society that is not notably humane.
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