研究家|けんきゅうかkenkyuuka

1. nounresearcher; student (of)

• Synonym学者がくしゃNeutralA scholar doing academic research, usually at a university; 「研究家」 often means a private expert in a field, as in 「料理研究家」.
• Synonym学究がっきゅうWrittenWritten word for a person buried in study, sometimes with a pedantic tinge; 「研究家」 has broader use.
• Synonym研究者けんきゅうしゃNeutralA person engaged in research, whether inside or outside academic institutions; 「研究家」 is more often used as a title for private experts.
• Antonym素人しろうとCasualColloquial word for a layman or amateur, the opposite of the expert 「研究家」.
• Antonym門外漢もんがいかんWrittenWritten word for a layman or outsider, the opposite of 「研究家」.

Use 「研究家」 for someone devoted to studying a field — often a private expert like a 「料理研究家」, but it works for academia too. Use 「研究者」 for researchers and 「学者」 for scholars; their opposites are 「素人」 and 「門外漢」.

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