homme de science

Definitions of homme de science
  1. noun
    a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
    synonyms: scientifique
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    biologiste
    (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
    chimiste, pharmacien
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
    géologue, géophysicien, géophysicienne
    a specialist in geology
    polyglotte
    a specialist in linguistics
    mathématicien
    a person skilled in mathematics
    minéralogiste
    a scientist trained in mineralogy
    physicien
    a scientist trained in physics
    psychologue
    a scientist trained in psychology
    chercheur
    a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
    chercheur en sciences humaines
    someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships
    anthropologiste, anthropologue
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
    astronome
    a physicist who studies astronomy
    bactériologiste
    a biologist who studies bacteria
    biochimiste
    someone with special training in biochemistry
    botaniste
    a biologist specializing in the study of plants
    économiste
    an expert in the science of economics
    hypnotiseur
    a person who induces hypnosis
    naturaliste
    a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
    parapsychologue
    someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance
    physiologiste
    a biologist specializing in physiology
    sociologue
    a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
    statisticien
    a mathematician who specializes in statistics
    zoologiste
    a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
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    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  2. noun
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    synonyms: femme de science, savant
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    bacon
    English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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    bibliographe
    someone trained in compiling bibliographies
    bibliophile
    someone who loves (and usually collects) books
    docteur
    a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
    historien, historiographe
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
    humaniste
    a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
    initié, érudit
    someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    diplômé, lic.
    holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
    maître
    someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
    bouquineur, scolastique
    a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
    philosophe
    a specialist in philosophy
    lecteur
    a person who enjoys reading
    théologien
    someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
    historien de l'art, historienne de l'art
    a historian of art
    bouquineur
    someone who spends a great deal of time reading
    chroniqueur
    someone who writes chronicles
    docteur en théologie
    (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
    littéraire
    a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
    nescessitant
    someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
    philologue
    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
    puriste
    someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
    réaliste
    a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
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    intellectuel
    a person who uses the mind creatively
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