scientist

A1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsaɪəntəst/ UK /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #3706

Meanings

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noun
A person who studies or works in science.

The scientist spent years researching a cure for the disease.

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rocket scientist
an engineer or scientist who designs and tests rockets

Noun + noun

Etymology

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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# scientist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsaɪəntəst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 3706

## Meanings
1. A person who studies or works in science.

## Examples
- The scientist spent years researching a cure for the disease.

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ist - one who

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Scientist: 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. In current use it includes the sense A person who studies or works in science.

## Topics
- People & Society

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