scientist
sci·en·tist [scientist scientists] [ˈsaɪəntɪst] [ˈsaɪəntɪst] noun
a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences (= for example, physics, chemistry and biology)
• a research scientist
• nuclear scientists
• scientists and engineers
• the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory
see also computer scientist, political scientist, social scientist
Example Bank:
• 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
