ethicist

[ eth-uh-sist ]

noun

1. a person who specializes in or writes on ethics ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethicist¹

First recorded in 1890–95; ethic + -ist

Example Sentences

Eli Shupe, a medical ethicist at the University of Texas at Arlington and the author of the paper, said she was shocked to learn about this practice.

From Salon

That policy “cannot withstand critical scrutiny,” say the authors of the editorial, David Shalowitz, a gynecologic oncologist and bioethicist at West Michigan Cancer Center, and Franklin Miller, an ethicist at Weill Cornell Medicine.

From Science Magazine

A stadium full of theologians, philosophers, ethicists and politicians couldn’t come up with an authoritative answer to that question.

From Los Angeles Times

The rules proposed by two state departments would have required the psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medial ethicists to have roles in creating gender-affirming care plans for clinics and hospitals.

From Seattle Times

They would require psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medical ethicists to have roles in creating facility-wide gender-affirming care plans for patients of all ages.

From Seattle Times