ethicist

noun

eth·​i·​cist ˈe-thə-sist How to pronounce ethicist (audio)
: a specialist in ethics

Examples of ethicist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Medical experts and ethicists interviewed by The Times said that, while more data is needed, modern studies support the efficacy of gender-affirming care. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 His multidisciplinary team of doctors – including geriatricians and neurologists, physical and occupational therapists, ethicists and lawyers – built a comprehensive, objective evaluation of the surgeon's physical and cognitive faculty. Jon Lapook, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2024 This includes ethicists, consumer advocates, data scientists, and policyholders themselves. Neil Sahota, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The rules proposed by two state departments would have required psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medical ethicists to have roles in creating gender-affirming care plans for clinics and hospitals. CBS News, 8 Feb. 2024 Some of Ohio's larger hospital systems have endocrinologists, ethicists and psychiatrists in their networks. Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2024 Competing with cloned horses removes a great deal of room for error, said Francisco Javier López Frías, a sports ethicist at Pennsylvania State University. Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 Ideas By Jared Stacy and Andrew Whitehead January 5, 2024 2:14 PM EST Stacy is an American ethicist and theologian currently residing at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. TIME, 5 Jan. 2024 Continue reading… 'END IN TRAGEDY': AI race could end in 'tragedy,' tech ethicist warns. Fox News Staff, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ethicist was circa 1890

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“Ethicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethicist. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

ethicist

noun
eth·​i·​cist ˈeth-ə-səst How to pronounce ethicist (audio)
: one who specializes in or is very concerned about ethics
now ethicists must confront the unsettling question of whether to set limits on scientific inquiryRicardo Sookdeo
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