'naturalist' definitions:
Definition of 'naturalist'
(from WordNet)
noun
An advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
noun
A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) [syn: naturalist, natural scientist]
Definition of 'naturalist'
From: GCIDE
- naturalist \nat"u*ral*ist\, n. [Cf. F. naturaliste.]
- 1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of plants or animals; a botanist or zoologist. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. --H. Bushnell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'naturalist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anatomist,
- bacteriologist,
- biochemist,
- biologist,
- biometrist,
- biophysicist,
- botanist,
- commonsense philosopher,
- cytologist,
- dialectical materialist,
- ecologist,
- epistemological realist,
- geneticist,
- Marxist,
- materialist,
- natural realist,
- natural scientist,
- physicist,
- physiologist,
- realist,
- zoologist