ethicist

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛθɪsɪst/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

ethicist (plural ethicists)

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

Derived terms

virtue ethicist

Related terms

Translations

person who studies principles governing right and wrong conduct

Chinese:
Mandarin: 倫理學者／伦理学者 (lúnlǐ xuézhě)
Czech: etik m
French: éthicien (fr) m
German: Ethiker (de) m
Irish: eiticí m
Polish: etyk (pl) m
Swedish: etiker c

Anagrams

chitties, itchiest, thecitis, theistic

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