Meanings
nounresearcher (plural researchers)
plural researchers
- One who researches.
The Amazon is larger than the next two largest rainforests combined, according to Rhett Butler, a rainforest researcher and the CEO of Mongabay.
2021 June 22, Sam Romano, “Rainforests are under siege. Here’s what you should know.”, in CNN1 more example
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Late Latincircō
- Old Frenchcerchier
- Old Frenchrecerchier
- Frenchrechercher
- Englishresearch
- Englishresearcher
Translations
Arabic بَاحِث, بَاحِثَة
- بَاحِث (bāḥiṯ)one who researches
- بَاحِثَة (bāḥiṯa)one who researches
Basque ikertzailea, ikerlari
- ikertzaileaone who researches
- ikerlarione who researches
Bulgarian изсле́довател, изсле́дователка
- изсле́довател (izslédovatel)one who researches
- изсле́дователка (izslédovatelka)one who researches
Catalan investigador
- investigadorone who researches
Chinese Mandarin 研究員 /研究员, 研究者
- 研究員 /研究员 (yánjiūyuán)one who researches
- 研究者 (yánjiūzhě)one who researches
Czech výzkumník, výzkumnice
- výzkumníkone who researches
- výzkumniceone who researches
- badatelone who researches
- badatelkaone who researches
Danish forsker
- forskerone who researches
Dutch onderzoeker
- onderzoekerone who researches
Estonian teadur, uurija
- teadurone who researches
- uurijaone who researches
Finnish tutkija
- tutkijaone who researches
French chercheur, chercheuse
- chercheurone who researches
- chercheuseone who researches
German Forscher, Forscherin
- Forscherone who researches
- Forscherinone who researches
Greek ερευνητής
- ερευνητής (erevnitís)one who researches
Hindi शोधकर्ता, शोधक
- शोधकर्ता (śodhkartā)one who researches
- शोधक (śodhak)one who researches
- शोधार्थी (śodhārthī)one who researches
Hungarian kutató
- kutatóone who researches
Icelandic fræðimaður, rannsóknarmaður
- fræðimaðurone who researches
- rannsóknarmaðurone who researches
Indonesian peneliti
- penelitione who researches
Irish taighdeoir, taighdeora
- taighdeoirone who researches
- taighdeoraone who researches
Italian ricercatore, ricercatrice
- ricercatoreone who researches
- ricercatriceone who researches
Japanese 研究員, 研究者
- 研究員 (kenkyūin)one who researches
- 研究者 (kenkyūsha)one who researches
Korean 연구원, 연구자
- 연구원 (yeon'guwon)one who researches
- 연구자 (yeon'guja)one who researches
Latin indāgātor, indāgātrīx
- indāgātorone who researches
- indāgātrīxone who researches
Latvian pētnieks
- pētnieksone who researches
Lithuanian tyrėjas, tyrinėtojas
- tyrėjasone who researches
- tyrinėtojasone who researches
Malay penyelidik
- penyelidikone who researches
Māori kairangahau
- kairangahauone who researches
Norwegian Bokmål forsker
- forskerone who researches
Polish badacz, badaczka
- badaczone who researches
- badaczkaone who researches
Portuguese pesquisador, pesquisadora
- pesquisadorone who researches
- pesquisadoraone who researches
- investigadorone who researches
- investigadoraone who researches
Romanian cercetător, cercetătoare
- cercetătorone who researches
- cercetătoareone who researches
Russian иссле́дователь, иссле́довательница
- иссле́дователь (isslédovatelʹ)one who researches
- иссле́довательница (isslédovatelʹnica)one who researches
- нау́чный сотру́дник (naúčnyj sotrúdnik)one who researches
- нау́чная сотру́дница (naúčnaja sotrúdnica)one who researches
Slovak výskumník, výskumníčka
- výskumníkone who researches
- výskumníčkaone who researches
- bádateľone who researches
- bádateľkaone who researches
Spanish investigador, investigadora
- investigadorone who researches
- investigadoraone who researches
Swedish forskare, kunskapare
- forskareone who researches
- kunskapareone who researches
Thai นักวิจัย
- นักวิจัย (nák-wí-jai)one who researches
Turkish araştırmacı, araştırıcı
- araştırmacıone who researches
- araştırıcıone who researches
- araştırmanone who researches
Ukrainian дослі́дник, дослі́дниця
- дослі́дник (doslídnyk)one who researches
- дослі́дниця (doslídnycja)one who researches
- науко́вий співробі́тник (naukóvyj spivrobítnyk)one who researches
- науко́ва співробі́тниця (naukóva spivrobítnycja)one who researches
Urdu مُحَقِّق
- مُحَقِّق (muhaqqiq)one who researches
Vietnamese nhà nghiên cứu
- nhà nghiên cứuone who researches
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
researcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/researcher
MLA
“researcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/researcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “researcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/researcher.
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