• Ethicist

    Origin

    ethics + -ist, changing /ks/ to /θ/ for ease of pronunciation and dropping the -s.

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    Noun

    ethicist

    (plural ethicists)
    1. A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
    2. A person who advocates a particular set of principles governing right and wrong conduct.

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