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Word scientist
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsaɪəntɪst / NAmE / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
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  • a research scientist
  • nuclear scientists
  • scientists and engineers
  • the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory
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scientist

(noun)BrE / ˈsaɪəntɪst / NAmE / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
  1. a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences (= for example, physics, chemistry and biology)
    • see also computer scientist
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/computer-scientist
    • a research scientist
    • nuclear scientists
    • scientists and engineers
    • the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory

    Extra Examples

    • Scientists have developed an injection that doesn’t use a needle.
    • Scientists warned of even greater eruptions to come.
    • She gave a lecture to 2 000 fellow scientists in Kyoto.
    • She had an image of a mad scientist working in his laboratory.
    • The scientists estimate that nearly two thirds of the continent has become drier over the past 60 years.
    • You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to do this job.
    • a contest for young scientists
    • a mystery that has baffled scientists for many years
    • scientists interested in Antarctic research
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