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scientist

Definition

  • noun: a person who is trained in a science and whose job involves doing scientific research or solving scientific problems
  • noun: a person learned in 'science' and especially natural science
  • synonyms: savant

Examples

  • You don't have to be a 'rocket scientist' [=you don't have to be unusually smart] to understand the instructions.

  • a soil/marine/computer 'scientist'

Movie quotes

  • (..) beautiful, beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy Mr. Peabody... you are a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. An advisor to heads of state. A captain of industry. Why would you want to adopt a boy? Because, Your Honor... (..)
    2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman