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noun
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who advocates a particular set of principles governing right and wrong conduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a philosopher who specializes in ethics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ethician
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Broader terms: philosopher
History
From ethics + -ist, changing /ks/ to /θ/ for ease of pronunciation and dropping the -s.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
