empiricist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *périh₂ Proto-Hellenic *péřřa Ancient Greek πεῖρα (peîra) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος (émpeiros) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία (empeiría) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐμπειρῐκός (empeirĭkós)bor. Latin empīricuslbor. English empiric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English empiricist From empiric + -ist.
Meanings
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an advocate or supporter of empiricism
For quotations using this term, see Citations:empiricist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| empiricists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antiempiricist · postempiricist · neoempiricist · radical empiricist
Relateds
Translations (7)
es empirista (an advocate or supporter of empiricism) · ro empirist (an advocate or supporter of empiricism) · el εμπειριοκράτης (an advocate or supporter of empiricism) · tr ampirist (an advocate or supporter of empiricism) · pt empirista (an advocate or supporter of empiricism) · pl empiryk (an advocate or supporter of empiricism) · fr empiriste (an advocate or supporter of empiricism)