scientist : Idioms & Phrases


animal scientist

  • noun a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
    zoologist.
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applied scientist

  • noun a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
    technologist; engineer.
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christian scientist

  • noun a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy
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church of christ scientist

  • noun Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
    Christian Science.
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cognitive scientist

  • noun a scientist who studies cognitive processes
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computer scientist

  • noun a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers
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life scientist

  • noun (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
    biologist.
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linguistic scientist

  • noun a specialist in linguistics
    linguist.
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medical scientist

  • noun a scientist who studies disease processes
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natural scientist

  • noun a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
    naturalist.
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plant scientist

  • noun a biologist specializing in the study of plants
    phytologist; botanist.
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political scientist

  • noun a social scientist specializing in the study of government
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population scientist

  • noun a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics
    demographer; demographist.
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rocket scientist

  • noun a clever thinker
    • you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out
  • noun an engineer who builds and tests rockets
    rocket engineer.
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social scientist

  • noun someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships
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