ethicist

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ethicist

  • /ˈɛθɪsɪst/

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From ethics + -ist and dropping the -s in the end of the word ethics.

noun ethicists

  1. A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
  2. A person who advocates a particular set of principles governing right and wrong conduct.

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noun person who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct

中文倫理學者 /伦理学者 lúnlǐ xuézhě
Françaiséthicien
DeutschEthiker

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@misc{ethicist_2026,
  title = {ethicist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ethicist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}