data scientist

noun

plural data scientists

: a person who performs or applies data science especially as an element of their profession

… data scientists who use the latest software and database tools for data mining, which is the extraction of patterns and knowledge from large and complex data sets.

—Paul McFedries

also : someone who studies the techniques and principles of data science

Examples of data scientist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Systems have to be built and maintained by a cadre of engineers and data scientists whose expertise political leaders cannot evaluate. — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Our team of data scientists, glaciologists and oceanographers took a shortcut. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

In fact, the Times reported, data scientists at DraftKings had developed a tool to identify customers who were headed in this direction, but the company didn’t adopt it. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026

The Kings also announced the promotions of Daniel Hixon (manager of scouting), Julius Lewis (assistant director of team security) and Nicolas Liagridonis (basketball data scientist/G League personnel coordinator). — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above