scientist

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsaɪəntəsts/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: sci‧ent‧ist

Noun

Singular scientist

Plural scientists

Scientist is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable) A scientist is a person who studies science.

   The scientist looked at the Petri dish under a microscope.

Related words

• science
• scientific