Synonyms of researcher

researcher

noun

as in investigator

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry

medical researchers reported some eye-opening findings on the effectiveness of statins in the reduction of LDL in the bloodstream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• investigator
• experimenter
• examiner
• observer
• monitor
• inspector
• fact finder
• empiricist
• field-worker
• empiric

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of researcher

Since sucking betel nuts is not common today, Brumm partnered with Professor Roger Papke, a neuropharmacological researcher at the University of Florida, to test whether the action could cause a drug effect ancient humans may have desired. — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

The company said one researcher exchanged thousands of messages with its AI systems about improving the mammalian transmission of a highly lethal bird flu virus. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

The announcement comes as concerns over the risks of increasingly capable AI systems have increased among researchers, technology executives, and lawmakers. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

For years, prominent AI researchers such as OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy have experimented with trying to get AI models to train and improve new AI systems. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

The Chinese researcher emphasized that the work remains at an early stage and that further wafer-level validation will be needed to determine whether the process can eventually be transferred to a manufacturing line. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

The researchers said the findings could provide a better understanding of how birds shape our environment — and eventually help inform the design of parks, urban green spaces and other places where people go to unwind. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Only a little more than half the websites had a question about eating disorders — which GLP-1 drugs can induce or worsen — on their intake questionnaires, the researchers found. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Among other things, these researchers found that the agents developed their own lingo, appeared to conspire among themselves using message boards and even considered sacrificing themselves for the sake of their unauthorized mission. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026