Thesaurus results for EXPERIMENTER

experimenter

noun

Definition of experimenter

as in researcher

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry a psychology experimenter doing research into the sources of panic attacks

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Recent Examples of experimenter Then an experimenter hid it in full view of the study subject. — Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 Well after the photons have struck the screen, the experimenter decides to read the information. — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025 The sleeping subjects received math questions and dreamed about the solutions, relaying them to the experimenter. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026 Then, an experimenter presented the bonobo with two empty, transparent cups and pretended to pour juice from an empty pitcher into each cup. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 Bacharach and other pop greats were rescued later by experimenters like Elvis Costello and White Stripes. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 Anthropic’s experimenters were not thrilled. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 The flagellar motor was discovered by the late Howard Berg, an ingenious experimenter who spent most of his career at Harvard. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026 The research team led by Schlamminger performed a completely blind analysis, randomizing the values of the masses used to prevent experimenter bias. — Big Think, 6 May 2026

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researcher

Noun

The grants, which have not been previously reported, will go to researchers at universities and think tanks to look at the effect of gambling on financial well-being, household formation, mental health and consumer behavior.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026