- naturalist
- naturalist (n.) "student of plants and animals," c.1600, from Fr. naturaliste, from natural (see NATURAL (Cf. natural) (adj.)). Earlier "one who studies natural, rather than spiritual, things" (1580s).
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naturalist — NATURALÍST, Ă, naturalişti, ste, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care se ocupă cu studiul ştiinţelor naturii. 2. adj. Care aparţine naturalismului, privitor la naturalism; care reflectă naturalismul, caracteristic naturalismului. – Din fr … Dicționar Român
naturalist — naturàlist (naturalȉst) m DEFINICIJA stvaralac u duhu naturalizma, onaj koji u proizvodnji tekstova ili umjetničkih djela ima svojstva naturalizma ETIMOLOGIJA vidi naturalizam … Hrvatski jezični portal
naturalist — at u*ral*ist, n. [Cf. F. naturaliste.] 1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of plants or animals; a botanist or zoologist. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Naturalist — Naturalist, 1) s.u. Naturalismus; 2) bes. in der Fechtkunst, ein nicht kunstmäßig Fechtender … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
naturàlist — (naturalı̏st) m stvaralac u duhu naturalizma, onaj koji u proizvodnji tekstova ili umjetničkih djela ima svojstva naturalizma … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
naturalist — [n] wildlife expert biologist, botanist, conservationist, ecologist, environmentalist, life scientist, natural historian, preservationist, zoologist; concept 349 … New thesaurus
naturalist — ► NOUN 1) an expert in or student of natural history. 2) an exponent or practitioner of naturalism … English terms dictionary
naturalist — [nach′ər əl ist, nach′rə list] n. [Fr naturaliste] 1. a person who studies nature, esp. by direct observation of animals and plants 2. a person who believes in or practices naturalism in any form adj. NATURALISTIC … English World dictionary
naturalist — UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəlɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms naturalist : singular naturalist plural naturalists someone who studies living things and their environment … English dictionary
naturalist — [[t]næ̱tʃərəlɪst[/t]] naturalists N COUNT A naturalist is a person who studies plants, animals, insects, and other living things … English dictionary
