Synonyms for scientist

Most common

scholar · savant · scientician · protoscientist

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Noun

Antonyms

pseudoscientist

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

Related words

Phrases

rocket scientist mad scientist crime scientist criminal scientist food scientist natural scientist

Is a kind of

person

Forms

Plural

scientists → scholars, savants, scienticians, protoscientists…

Example sentences

• scholar A great scholar is not necessarily a good teacher.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

savant²

7 letters

scholar²

10 letters

scienceman

11 letters

scientician

14 letters

protoscientist

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savant² = 2 syllables).