as in researchers
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry
a psychology experimenter doing research into the sources of panic attacks
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Recent Examples of experimenters
The team hypothesizes that the bats anchored themselves to landmarks in their environment, such as the coastline, the experimenters’ tents, and their perches.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Bacharach and other pop greats were rescued later by experimenters like Elvis Costello and White Stripes.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
But finding lightning has proven more elusive on our closest planetary neighbors — even though experimenters in the 1970s did lab work that suggested lightning should exist on Mars.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
Quantum theorists and experimenters are working within these constraints to find feasible tasks for their devices to show an advantage over the performance of classical computers.
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
The realization of such quantum machines would require experimenters having access to reliable physical components that can be assembled and controlled on the human scale, yet fully obey quantum mechanics.
—Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Bacharach and other pop greats were rescued later by experimenters like Elvis Costello and White Stripes.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
But finding lightning has proven more elusive on our closest planetary neighbors — even though experimenters in the 1970s did lab work that suggested lightning should exist on Mars.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
Quantum theorists and experimenters are working within these constraints to find feasible tasks for their devices to show an advantage over the performance of classical computers.
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
The realization of such quantum machines would require experimenters having access to reliable physical components that can be assembled and controlled on the human scale, yet fully obey quantum mechanics.
—Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimenters
researchers
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In a recent publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the Technical University of Munich and collaborating institutions report the development of a new type of electronic skin designed to help robots detect harmful physical contact.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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The researchers concluded that billionaires in the United States pay less in taxes, relative to income, than the average American.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Experimenters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimenters. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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