roboticist

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noun

One who conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots.

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Meanings

nounroboticist (plural roboticists)

plural roboticists

  1. One who conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots.

    Johnson is an expert Roboticist.

    1940 September, Isaac Asimov, “Strange Playfellow”, in Super Science Stories, volume 1, number 4, page 70

Origin

Coined by Isaac Asimov in 1940. robot + -ic + -ist. Coined in his short story "Robbie" (initially published under the title "Strange Playfellow").

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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