as in researcher
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry
a psychology experimenter doing research into the sources of panic attacks
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Recent Examples of experimenter
Then an experimenter hid it in full view of the study subject.
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
The research team led by Schlamminger performed a completely blind analysis, randomizing the values of the masses used to prevent experimenter bias.
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Big Think,
6 May 2026
The flagellar motor was discovered by the late Howard Berg, an ingenious experimenter who spent most of his career at Harvard.
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Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
The sleeping subjects received math questions and dreamed about the solutions, relaying them to the experimenter.
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Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
Then, an experimenter presented the bonobo with two empty, transparent cups and pretended to pour juice from an empty pitcher into each cup.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Anthropic’s experimenters were not thrilled.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Bacharach and other pop greats were rescued later by experimenters like Elvis Costello and White Stripes.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Well after the photons have struck the screen, the experimenter decides to read the information.
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Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2025
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
The research team led by Schlamminger performed a completely blind analysis, randomizing the values of the masses used to prevent experimenter bias.
—
Big Think,
6 May 2026
The flagellar motor was discovered by the late Howard Berg, an ingenious experimenter who spent most of his career at Harvard.
—
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
The sleeping subjects received math questions and dreamed about the solutions, relaying them to the experimenter.
—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
Then, an experimenter presented the bonobo with two empty, transparent cups and pretended to pour juice from an empty pitcher into each cup.
—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Anthropic’s experimenters were not thrilled.
—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Bacharach and other pop greats were rescued later by experimenters like Elvis Costello and White Stripes.
—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Well after the photons have struck the screen, the experimenter decides to read the information.
—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimenter
researcher
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Rather than replacing traditional physics calculations, the machine learning system acts as a filter, allowing researchers to focus computational resources on the most promising candidates.
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The long-term health effects of the fire and its smoke probably won’t be known unless researchers conduct a follow-up study, said Eisenman of UCLA.
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