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ethicist

noun

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

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Animal rights activists protested alongside medical ethicists. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 After his disillusionment, Gluck, the primate researcher, retrained as an ethicist. Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 FinalSpark collaborates with ethicists to ensure the research remains within clear moral boundaries. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025 Public shouldn’t be subjected to this, ethicist says There’s no shortage of opinions about who is to blame for the government shutdown, Schnur said, but the public should be able to log onto a government website to access reliable information without reading those political messages. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ethicist

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 2 Dec. 2025.

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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