Grantsman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who practices and is skilled at grantsmanship.

    "A new breed of scientist began to emerge,—the grantsmen,—people whose skills lay not so much in doing good science, but in tuning into the perceptions of the peer group."

Example

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"A new breed of scientist began to emerge,—the grantsmen,—people whose skills lay not so much in doing good science, but in tuning into the perceptions of the peer group."

Etymology

From grant + -s- + -man.

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