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The definition of a scientist is a person who is an expert in one of the natural or physical sciences.
(noun)- An example of a scientist was Marie Curie.
- An example of a famous scientist from Vietnam is Tuan Vo-Dinh who created a variety of methods that allow for the discovery of diseases in the body without having to use biopsies.
- An example of a famous Hispanic scientist was Carlos Finlay, a lead researcher of yellow fever who discovered that the disease was carried by mosquitoes.
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See scientist in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a specialist in science; esp., a person whose profession is investigating in one of the natural sciences, as biology, chemistry, physics, etc.
- ☆ Christian Scientist
See scientist in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A person having expert knowledge of one or more sciences, especially a natural or physical science.
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