em|pir|i|cist

em|pir|i|cist
em|pir|i|cist «ehm PIHR uh sihst», noun.
1. a person who uses methods based on experiment and observation; experimenter.
2. a person who relies too much upon mere experience; quack.
3. a person who believes the philosophical doctrine of empiricism.

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