scientist

/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/

nounsci · en · tist

Think: “SCIence needs a SCIentist”—start with SCI, then add “entist.”

Yes, it's scientist. The tricky part is the middle: it’s sci-en- (…i-e…), not “sci-an” or “sci-in.”

Definition

  1. nounA person who studies the natural or physical world and learns about it through observation and experiments.

Examples

  • The scientist recorded the temperature every hour during the experiment.
  • A marine scientist studies plants and animals that live in the ocean.
  • The young scientist asked careful questions before making a conclusion.

Synonyms

researcherbiologistchemistphysicistinvestigator

Translations

ES científicoPT cientistaFR scientifique

Common misspellings

scienctistscientsitsientistscientestsciantistscienistscienitstscienntist

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