ethicist
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈeθ.ɪ.sɪst/ us /ˈeθ.ə.sɪst/
a person who specializes in ethics(= the study of what is morally right and what is not):
A panel of scientists and ethicists is looking at the ethical challenges of the new treatment.
medical ethicistMedical ethicists argue about the use of experimental medicines.
Related word
ethic
Some ethicists have raised questions about consumers' ability to make a well-informed decision.
Ethicists warn that the case involves a serious confidentiality issue.
Some ethicists worry that these advertisements could be misleading.
Ethicists say that patients must be fully informed when they give their consent.
Business ethicists may take different approaches to decision-making.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morality and rules of behaviour
antisocial
antisocially
baseness
biocentric
bioethicist
claim
ethic
ethical
ethically
ethos
honour
liberty
moral
motto
principled
propriety
rule-based
savoury
script
the rights and wrongsidiom
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