experimentalist

noun

ex·​per·​i·​men·​tal·​ist ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tə-ləst 

also -ˌspir-

: one who experiments

specifically : a person conducting scientific experiments

Examples of experimentalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their words of caution were ignored (fortunately, in retrospect), and enterprising experimentalists embarked on a journey that would take nearly half a century, and the construction of three powerful colliders, to bear fruit. —Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

What sets her apart is her fearless experimentalist approach. —Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026

The group, who also have backgrounds in areas such as physics and math, approached the problem like experimentalists and decided to gather a dataset. —Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026

Sexistential ’s production judders and glitches in ways that call to mind ’80s synth experimentalists such as Art of Noise and the rowdy sample collaging of the Beastie Boys in the ’90s. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

experimental + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for experimentalist

• environmentalist
• fundamentalist
• instrumentalist
• orientalist
• transcendentalist
• gentlest

Medical Definition

experimentalist

noun

ex·​per·​i·​men·​tal·​ist -ᵊl-əst 

: a person conducting scientific experiments