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ETHICIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A philosopher who specializes in ethics

Synonyms:

ethician; ethicist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ethician" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Derivation:

ethics (the philosophical study of moral values and rules)

ethics (motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)

Credits