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Naturalist
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of naturalistic.
"Trinity received “Birds of America” in 1900 as a gift from Dr. Gordon Russell, a physician and alumnus who was a collector of ornithological and naturalist art."
Noun
- 1 A natural philosopher; a scientist. obsolete
"It has also been asserted, by some naturalists, that men do not attain their full growth and strength till thirty; but that women arrive at maturity by twenty."
- 2 a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) wordnet
- 3 A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism.
- 4 an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms wordnet
- 5 An expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals.
"I will leave off all my childish fooleries and diversions, and set about studying with such a rage, that when you come back next year, you may find the tongue I have now in my mouth more forky than that of some serpents mentioned by Pliny the naturalist."
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- 6 A creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature; an adherent of artistic naturalism.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From natural + -ist. Piecewise doublet of naturalista.
Etymology 2
From natural + -ist. Piecewise doublet of naturalista.
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