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(humorous) Someone with the trappings of science who is probably not a true scientist..
Near-synonym: pseudoscientist
Smarmy Marlboro Man–like spokesman: Just ask this scientician. [Cut away to a man in a lab coat, in front of a microscope, who opens his mouth as he is about to begin speaking. Then cut away again.] Smarmy Marlboro Man–like spokesman: He'll tell you that […]
Use scientician when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scientician means (humorous) Someone with the trappings of science who is probably not a true scientist..
Common synonyms include pseudoscientist, scientist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: pseudoscientist
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