Ethicist (Noun)
Meaning
A philosopher who specializes in ethics.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The university hired a renowned ethicist to lead their new department of moral philosophy.
- As an ethicist, she was often called upon to provide expert testimony in high-profile court cases.
- The ethicist's book on the morality of artificial intelligence was widely praised by critics and scholars alike.
- After completing her Ph.D. in philosophy, she went on to become a respected ethicist, publishing numerous papers on bioethics.
- The hospital's ethicist was tasked with developing a new policy on end-of-life care that balanced patient autonomy with medical best practices.