Meaning | A scientist who devotes himself to doing research. |
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Synonyms | research worker, investigator |
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Narrower | boffin | (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research |
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experimenter | A research worker who conducts experiments |
fieldworker | A researcher who works in the field |
postdoc, post doc | A scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree |
Broader | scientist | A person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
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Spanish | investigador |
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Catalan | investigador |
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Verbs | research | inquire into |
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research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner |