HyperDic: microscopist

English > 1 sense of the word microscopist:
NOUNperson microscopista scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
English > microscopist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes.
InstancesLeuwenhoek, Leeuwenhoek, Anton van Leuwenhoek, Anton van LeeuwenhoekDutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
Swammerdam, Jan SwammerdamDutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680)
BroaderscientistA person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
Nounsmicroscopyresearch with the use of microscopes

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