pseudoscientist

English

Alternative forms

pseudo-scientist

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ scientist.

Noun

pseudoscientist (plural pseudoscientists)

(derogatory) A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.
- 1972, Michael Martin, Concepts of Science Education: A Philosophical Analysis:
  The pseudoscientist will claim that these theories are well supported by the evidence...

Antonyms

scientist

Derived terms

pseudoscientistic

Related terms

Translations

practitioner of pseudoscience

Chinese:
Mandarin: 偽科學家／伪科学家 (wěikēxuéjiā)
Finnish: pseudotieteilijä
French: pseudo-scientifique (fr) m or f, pseudoscientifique (fr) m or f
German: Pseudowissenschaftler m, Pseudowissenschaftlerin f, Pseudowissenschafter m (Austrian), Pseudowissenschafterin f (Austrian), Afterwissenschaftler m, Afterwissenschaftlerin f, Scheinwissenschaftler m, Scheinwissenschaftlerin f, Afterforscher m, Afterforscherin f, Aftergelehrter m, Aftergelehrte f, After-Gelehrter m, After-Gelehrte f
Russian: лжеучёный m (lžeučónyj), псевдоучёный m (psevdoučónyj)
Spanish: seudocientífico (es) m
Ukrainian: псевдонауко́вець m (psevdonaukóvecʹ), псевдовче́ний m (psevdovčényj)

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