pseudoscientist

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pseudoscientist

noun pseudoscientists · pseudo-scientist

derogatory A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist. Near-synonym: scientician (in its modern sense)
Similar: scientician · Opposite: scientist

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noun practitioner of pseudoscience

Español	seudocientífico
中文	偽科學家 /伪科学家 wěikēxuéjiā
Français	pseudo-scientifique, pseudoscientifique
Deutsch	Pseudowissenschaftler, Pseudowissenschaftlerin, Afterwissenschaftler, Afterwissenschaftlerin, Scheinwissenschaftler, Scheinwissenschaftlerin
Русский	лжеучёный lžeučónyj, псевдоучёный psevdoučónyj

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@misc{pseudoscientist_2026,
  title = {pseudoscientist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pseudoscientist},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}