ethicist

English

Etymology

From ethics +‎ -ist, changing /ks/ to /θ/ for ease of pronunciation and dropping the -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛθɪsɪst/

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Noun

ethicist (plural ethicists)

1. A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
2. A person who advocates a particular set of principles governing right and wrong conduct.

Derived terms

• neuroethicist
• virtue ethicist

Related terms

• ethics
• bioethicist

Translations

person who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct

Chinese: Mandarin: 倫理學者 / 伦理学者 (lúnlǐ xuézhě) Czech: etik m French: éthicien (fr) m German: Ethiker (de) m Irish: eiticí m Polish: etyk (pl) m Swedish: etiker c

Anagrams

• chitties, itchiest, thecitis, theistic