naturalist
A natural philosopher; a scientist.
Other meanings
A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism.
An expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals.
Synonyms
- natural scientist
Related words
- antinaturalist
- nonnaturalist
- religious naturalist
- spiritual naturalist
- field naturalist
- cabinet naturalist
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This definition is adapted from “naturalist” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.