naturalist

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A natural philosopher

   A natural philosopher; a scientist.

   • It has also been asserted, by some naturalists, that men do not attain their full growth and strength till thirty; but that women arrive at maturity by twenty.
2. 2

   A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological…

   A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism.

3. 3

   An expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals.

   • The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable, and none but a naturalist can understand the intense excitement I experienced when I at length captured it.
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   1. 4

      A creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature

      A creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature; an adherent of artistic naturalism.

   2. 5

      Synonym of naturalistic.

      • Trinity received “Birds of America” in 1900 as a gift from Dr. Gordon Russell, a physician and alumnus who was a collector of ornithological and naturalist art.
      • The restaurant feels of-the-moment Los Angeles in its naturalist beauty (plants breathe life into the minimalist space) and its wide-open creativity, though much of Bost’s culinary background is steeped in grand French traditions.

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