研究者|けんきゅうしゃkenkyuusha[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounresearcher
   紫外線しがいせんの急激きゅうげきな上昇じょうしょうは研究者けんきゅうしゃたちにオゾンホールの存在そんざいを信しんじさせた。↗

   The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.

• Synonym研究員けんきゅういんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a researcher post at an institute, as in 「客員研究員」; leans toward institutional affiliation.
• Synonym研究家けんきゅうかNeutralAn expert in a particular field, as in 「料理研究家」; leans toward private experts, not limited to academic institutions.
• Synonym学者がくしゃNeutralA scholar, as in 「著名な学者」; used in both speech and writing; leans toward a person of deep, broad learning.
• Synonym学究がっきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose: someone devoted to scholarship, as in 「学究肌」; sometimes carries a whiff of pedantry.
• Related調査者NeutralSomeone who conducts an investigation or survey; leans toward fieldwork, while 「研究者」 leans toward academic research.
• Antonym素人しろうとNeutralAn amateur or layperson; the opposite of the professional researcher 「研究者」.
• Antonym門外漢もんがいかんWrittenWritten/formal prose: an outsider to a field, the opposite of the professional 「研究者」.

Use 「研究者」 for people doing academic research, as in 「若手研究者」. 「調査者」 is for investigations; 「研究員」 a written word for an institute post; 「研究家」 a private expert; 「学者」 a learned scholar; 「学究」 is written, sometimes pedantic. 「素人」 and 「門外漢」 are the layman opposites.

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1. 学問がくもんの研究けんきゅうや教授きょうじゅに従事じゅうじしている人ひと。