ethicist

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/ˈɛθɪsɪst/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounethicist (plural ethicists)

plural ethicists

  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna philosopher who specializes in ethics

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ethician
Broader
philosopher
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ethician

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ethics + -ist and dropping the -s in the end of the word ethics.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 倫理學者 /伦理学者
  • 倫理學者 /伦理学者 (lúnlǐ xuézhě)person who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct
Czech etik
  • etikperson who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct
French éthicien
  • éthicienperson who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct
German Ethiker
  • Ethikerperson who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct
Irish eiticí
  • eiticíperson who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct
Polish etyk
  • etykperson who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct
Swedish etiker
  • etikerperson who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

ethicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethicist

MLA

“ethicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethicist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethicist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethicist.

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