scientist
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Definition of scientist
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: a person learned in science and especially natural science : a scientific investigator
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However, the scientists also found that on an individual level, there seems to be a high level of variability in responses. — Los Angeles Times, "Why does so much news seem negative? Human attention may be to blame," 5 Sep. 2019 The scientists found that each of the subjects’ six fingers were represented by distinct areas of the brain’s motor cortex. — Tom Roseberry, Scientific American, "Studying the Superhuman," 4 Sep. 2019 Emtora scientists found that a novel, targeted formulation of rapamycine decreased the occurrence of polyps in mice. — Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Texas’ cancer-fighting agency invests millions in San Antonio research," 30 Aug. 2019 However, as scientists have found earlier and earlier signs of humans living in the Americas in recent years, some have argued that people showed up there before that corridor appeared. — Fox News, "First American settlers may have been in Idaho 16,500 years ago, study says," 29 Aug. 2019 But scientists have found microbes pretty much everywhere, even in the most extreme environments. — Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, "NASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer space," 23 Aug. 2019 The scientists found a way to capture fragments of DNA shed by tumors into the bloodstream during Pap smears (routine test administered to women during annual gynecological visits) and then test them for early-stage ovarian and cervical cancers. — Elizabeth Heubeck, baltimoresun.com, "Rising Hereford High junior takes plunge: From competitive swimmer to volunteer coach, Caroline Benda follows in mom’s footsteps," 22 Aug. 2019 In their book Gendered Vulnerability: How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office, political scientists Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt found that women in Congress are generally more effective than their male colleagues. — Caitlin Moscatello, Time, "Vote for the Woman Because She’s a Woman," 22 Aug. 2019 When women scientists first found evidence that might not be the case, their conclusions were dismissed, their findings deemed exceptions, and their papers rejected, Kamath says. — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, "Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scientist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for scientist
scientist
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English Language Learners Definition of scientist
: a person who is trained in a science and whose job involves doing scientific research or solving scientific problems
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scientist
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Kids Definition of scientist
: a person who studies, specializes in, or investigates a field of science and does scientific work
scientist
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Medical Definition of scientist
: a person learned in science and especially natural science : a scientific investigator
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