naturalist
See also: naturist
English
Noun
naturalist (plural naturalists)
- (obsolete, except as merged with later senses) A natural philosopher; a scientist. [16th–19th c.]
- 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, 1st American edition, Boston, Mass.: […] Peter Edes for Thomas and Andrews, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
- 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.
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- (philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]
- An expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals. [from 17th c.]
- (art) A creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature; an adherent of artistic naturalism. [from 19th c.]
Related terms
Translations
person who studies nature or natural history
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person who advocates philosophical naturalism
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See also
Further reading
natural history on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - naturalist at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French naturaliste.
Declension
Declension of naturalist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) naturalist | naturalistul | (niște) naturaliști | naturaliștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) naturalist | naturalistului | (unor) naturaliști | naturaliștilor |
| vocative | naturalistule | naturaliștilor | ||
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