scientist

noun

sci·en·tist | \ ˈsī-ən-tist

Definition of scientist

1 : a person learned in science and especially natural science : a scientific investigator

2 capitalized : christian scientist

Examples of scientist in a Sentence

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Many big challenges remain, of course, but scientists believe there’s plenty of potentially usable water, and an atmosphere close enough to our own to ultimately sustain life—with the right gear. — David Pierce, WSJ, "Welcome to Your Home on Mars," 9 Apr. 2019 Apparently, these scientists believed vernix could have benefits for adult skin, and now, nearly a decade later, one company has essentially recreated it for use in a moisturizer. — Marci Robin, Allure, ""Newborn" Cream Claims to Give Adults Baby-Soft Skin With a Surprising Ingredient," 29 Oct. 2018 There was a time when scientists believed that insect wings worked a lot like airplane wings. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "This nifty flying robot can hover, bank, and turn as deftly as a fruit fly," 13 Sep. 2018 In a report released on July 11, 2018, scientists believe stone tools like this could have belonged to our evolutionary forerunners that lived 2.1 million years ago. — Emiliano Rodriguez Mega, chicagotribune.com, "Stone tools excavated in China suggest human relatives left Africa earlier," 11 July 2018 Russian scientists are not letting Poroskov off the hook. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Journal Claims Russian Troops Have Psychic Powers," 4 Apr. 2019 Not so long ago, scientists held a similar opinion about the brain. — Samantha Boardman, Marie Claire, "Can People Really Change?," 26 Mar. 2019 Pauley’s Jackie doesn’t have too much in common with her former role as quirky forensic scientist Abby. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "'NCIS' Star Pauley Perrette Was Just Cast in Her First Major Role Since Leaving the Show," 7 Mar. 2019 The jury is still out on the cause, but many scientists believe a likely one is pesticides. — Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, "Our Attempts to Eradicate Insects are Just Making them Resistant to Pesticides," 16 Nov. 2018

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