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| archaeologist |
a scientist who works in the field of archaeology, the study of past human life and culture. |
| astronomer |
a scientist who studies the universe beyond the earth. |
| Benjamin Franklin |
U.S. statesman, inventor, diplomat, postmaster, scientist, and author, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (b. 1706--d. 1790). |
| biologist |
a scientist who specializes in biology. Biology is the study of living things, such as plants, animals, cells, and bacteria. |
| Leonardo da Vinci |
an Italian painter, sculptor, engineer, musician, and scientist (b.1452--d.1519). |
| lepidopterist |
a scientist who studies or collects butterflies and moths. |
| meteorologist |
a scientist who studies the weather and things that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. Some meteorologists forecast the weather. |
| Muse |
(lower case) the source of creative ideas for an artist or scientist. [1/2 definitions] |
| ornithologist |
a scientist who specializes in the study of birds. |
| physicist |
a scientist who works in physics. |
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