experimentalist

noun ex·per·i·men·tal·ist \ ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tə-ləst also -ˌspir- \

|Updated on: 4 Jun 2018

Definition of experimentalist

: one who experiments; specifically : a person conducting scientific experiments

Recent Examples of experimentalist from the Web

On Sunday, June 3, Orindal hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop (1735 N. Ashland) with local singer-songwriter and recent signee Gia Margaret, Tucson experimentalist Karima Walker, and Advance Base.

— leor galil, Chicago Reader, "Prog paragons Cheer-Accident drop an album that contains multitudes," 29 May 2018
For a theorist, an observer or an experimentalist, dark matter is a promising target for research.

— lisa randall, Scientific American, "What Is Dark Matter?," 8 May 2018
All four musicians have come through the tutelage of the alto saxophonist and rhythmic experimentalist Steve Coleman, and Mr. Okazaki’s tunes offer their own inquiries into and around Mr. Coleman’s strategies.

— giovanni russonello, New York Times, "March in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows," 30 Mar. 2018
Olson has recently worked on pieces based on or inspired by such diverse sources as the medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen and contemporary electronic pop experimentalist Grimes.

— john adamian, courant.com, "Three-Day Women Composers Festival At Various Hartford Venues," 31 Mar. 2018
In particular, theorists have predicted—and experimentalists have confirmed—that certain insulating solids can, counterintuitively, conduct electricity thanks to topological properties.

— davide castelvecchi, Scientific American, "Physicists Harness Twisted Mathematics to Make Powerful Laser," 5 Feb. 2018
Adrienne Kennedy, one of the American theater’s great experimentalists, brings a new play to Theater for a New Audience, her first in nearly a decade.

— alexis soloski, New York Times, "What’s New in NYC Theater," 11 Jan. 2018
Per usual, the lineup is packed with an overwhelming array of great artists, including some of jazz’s biggest and buzziest names alongside upstart experimentalists.

— natalie weiner, Billboard, "2018 Winter Jazzfest Marathon: 10 Must-See Performances," 10 Jan. 2018
Tuscon experimentalist Karima Walker put out her debut full-length, Hands in Our Names, in March, and its songs reverberate most during their quietest moments.

— leor galil, Chicago Reader, "Chicago label Orindal deals in intimacy, even as this weekend’s Hideout showcase demonstrates its growing reach," 8 Sep. 2017

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