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Webster 1913 Edition


Researcher

Re-search′er

(-ẽr)
,
Noun.
One who conducts research. In the field of scientific research, also called an
investigator
or
scientist
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Researcher

RESEARCHER

,
Noun.
reserch'er. One who diligently inquires or examines.

Definition 2024


researcher

researcher

English

Noun

researcher (plural researchers)

  1. One who researches.
    • 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
      Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.   Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

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