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THE “Oxford Dictionary” defines scientist simply as “A man of science.” It defines man of science (s.v. Science, 6) as: a (a sense ruled out as obsolete); b, “In modern use, a man who has expert knowledge of some branch of science (usually, of physical or natural science), and devotes himself to its investigation.” All this with no suggestion whatever that the usage is blameworthy or questionable, or that there is any other modern acceptation.
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FOWLER, H. The Word “Scientist” or its Substitute. Nature 114, 824 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114824a0
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