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naturalist
- /ˈnæ.tʃə.ɹə.lɪst/
Where it comes from
From natural + -ist. Piecewise doublet of naturalista.
noun naturalists
- A natural philosopher; a scientist. 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.
- A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism.
- 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.
- A creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature; an adherent of artistic naturalism.
adjective more naturalist · most naturalist
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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.
Similar: naturalistic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: natural scientist, natural, ecologist, zoologist, botanist, ornithologist, biologist, natural historian, nature lover, ethologist, animal scientist, plant scientist, entomologist, conservationist, environmentalist, taxonomist
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noun person who studies nature or natural history
| Español | naturalista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 自然學家 /自然学家 zìránxuéjiā |
| Português | naturalista |
| Deutsch | Naturforscher, Naturforscherin |
| Ελληνικά | φυσιοδίφης fysiodífis |
| Русский | натурали́ст naturalíst, натурали́стка naturalístka |
noun person who advocates philosophical naturalism
| Español | naturalista |
|---|---|
| Português | naturalista |
| Français | naturaliste |
| Deutsch | Naturalist, Naturalistin |
| Ελληνικά | φυσιοκράτης fysiokrátis |
Talk about this word "naturalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naturalist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. naturalist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/naturalist "naturalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/naturalist.Cite this
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