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ethicist

noun
/ˈɛθɪsɪst/

Etymology

From ethics + -ist, changing /ks/ to /θ/ for ease of pronunciation and dropping the -s.

  1. derived from ἠθική
  2. derived from ethica
  3. derived from ethique
  4. inherited from etik
  5. suffixed as ethicist — “ethics + ist”

Definitions

  1. A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and…

    A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).

  2. A person who advocates a particular set of principles governing right and wrong conduct.

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Derived

neuroethicist, virtue ethicist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA