noun🔗Share(except as merged with later senses) A natural philosopher; a scientist."In the 18th century, a naturalist like Linnaeus spent years classifying plants and animals. "personsciencephilosophynaturehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism."My science teacher is a naturalist, so she believes that we can only understand the world through observation and evidence, not supernatural explanations. "philosophypersonsciencenaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals."The naturalist visited our school to teach us about the birds in our neighborhood. "naturepersonsciencebiologyenvironmentjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature; an adherent of artistic naturalism."The painter was a naturalist, carefully rendering every detail of the forest scene, from the texture of the bark to the individual leaves on the trees. "artpersonliteraturenaturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
