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naturalist

/ˈnæ.tʃə.ɹə.lɪst/ noun B2
  1. A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism.
  2. An expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals.
  3. A creative artist who attempts to faithfully represent nature; an adherent of artistic naturalism.

Plural naturalists

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Looking over, I saw the naturalist pause at the door of an out-house in the corner of the orchard.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 189 · C1
Stapleton, the naturalist, there are no other men of education within many miles.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 20 · C1
There is a house indicated here which may be the residence of the naturalist—Stapleton, if I remember right, was his name.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 31 · C1
There is this naturalist, Stapleton, and there is his sister, who is said to be a young lady of attractions.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 62 · C1

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