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noun
A scientist studying the field of sociology; a social scientist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: social scientist
Narrower terms: demographer, demographist, population scientist, psephologist, Durkheim, Emile Durkheim, Fourier, Charles Fourier, Francois Marie Charles Fourier, Merton, Robert Merton, Robert King Merton, Pareto, Vilfredo Pareto, Parsons, Talcott Parsons, Riesman, David Riesman, David Riesman Jr., Spencer, Herbert Spencer, Sumner, William Graham Sumner, Webb, Sidney Webb, Sidney James Webb, First Baron Passfield, Weber, Max Weber
History
Etymology tree English sociology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sociologist From sociology + -ist.
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