experimenter

as in researcher
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry a psychology experimenter doing research into the sources of panic attacks

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Recent Examples of experimenter The realization of such quantum machines would require experimenters having access to reliable physical components that can be assembled and controlled on the human scale, yet fully obey quantum mechanics. Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 The demonstrator performs an action thrice in response to the gestural command of the experimenter, 3–5 s following which the second experimenter gives the same gestural command to the test subject in a test trial. Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush fancied himself an adventurer, visionary and MacGyver-esque experimenter. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
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researcher
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  • The findings from the trial led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) on Sunday, October 19, in Berlin.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Adler is a former OpenAI safety researcher who publicly departed the company this January with a warning that AI labs were racing ahead without robust safety or alignment solutions.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Experimenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimenter. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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