scientist English · revision 6762

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1834|origins=la scientia}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ ''(UK)''; /ˈsaɪəntəst/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It was coined from Latin [[m|la|scientia|t=knowledge]] (see [[science]]) and [[-ist]] by the Reverend William Whewell, on the analogy of [[artist]], in the same paragraph in which he coined [[physicist]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) SOED also allows a formation from [[scientific]] and -ist.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A person versed in or devoted to science: 1834.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymonline notes an isolated ''sciencist'' from 1778 and ''scientician'' in 1885;^(Etymonline) ''scientaster'', a petty scientist, is by 1899.^(Etymonline) With a capital, a Christian Scientist, it is from 1875.^(OED 1989) The word now usually implies a physical or natural science.^(SOED 2002)^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1778 – isolated sciencist.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1834 – scientist, coined by Whewell.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1875 – a Christian Scientist.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1899 – scientaster.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person with expert knowledge of a [[science]], especially a natural or physical one, or who uses scientific methods.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(usually Scientist)'' A [[Christian Scientist]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonscientist]]

+ * [[rocket scientist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[science]]

+ * [[scientific]]

+ * [[scientism]]

+ * [[scientistic]]

+ * [[physicist]]

+ * [[conscience]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}