Whitecoat
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
- 2 A laboratory scientist. derogatory
"If the whitecoats expected their Victorian lab rat to appreciate the Big Picture and be grateful for the sake of science and the expansion of knowledge, they were very much disappointed. They were so arrogant, so oblivious..."
Example
More examples"If the whitecoats expected their Victorian lab rat to appreciate the Big Picture and be grateful for the sake of science and the expansion of knowledge, they were very much disappointed. They were so arrogant, so oblivious..."
Etymology
From white + coat.
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