scientist

sci‧en‧tist S3 W2 /ˈsaɪəntəst, ˈsaɪəntɪst/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: science, scientist; adverb: scientifically; adjective: scientific ≠ unscientific]
someone who works or is trained in science

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

science

science /saɪənts/
noun
1 [U] (knowledge obtained from) the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by observing, measuring and experimenting, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities:
pure/applied science
recent developments in science and technology
Space travel is one of the marvels/wonders of modern science.

2 [C or U] a particular subject that is studied using scientific methods:
physical sciences
Economics is not an exact science.
advances in medical science

3 [U] the study of science:
a science graduate/teacher
a science course/lesson

scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
adjective
1 relating to science, or using the organized methods of science:
a scientific discovery/experiment/theory
scientific evidence/research
The project has attracted considerable criticism from the scientific community (= from scientists).

2 careful and systematic:
We will have to adopt a more scientific approach in the future.
I try to arrange things in some kind of a system, but I'm not very scientific about it.

scientifically /ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪ.kli/
adverb
scientifically proven

scientist /ˈsaɪən.tɪst/
noun [C]
an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences:
a research/nuclear scientist

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

scientist

/saɪəntɪst/
(scientists)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

A scientist is someone who has studied science and whose job is to teach or do research in science.
Scientists have collected more data than expected.

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

scientist

sci·en·tist /ˈsajəntɪst/ noun, pl -tists [count] : a person who is trained in a science and whose job involves doing scientific research or solving scientific problems
• a soil/marine/computer scientist

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scientist

noun