noun
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research (Freq. 3)
• Syn: ↑research worker, ↑investigator
• Derivationally related forms: ↑investigate (for: ↑investigator), ↑research
• Hypernyms: ↑scientist
• Hyponyms: ↑experimenter, ↑boffin, ↑fieldworker, ↑postdoc, ↑post doc
Useful english dictionary. 2012.