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ナチュラリスト (nachurarisuto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ナチュラリスト

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Meanings

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Refers to a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, or an advocate of naturalism in philosophy or art.

彼かれは有ゆう名めいなナチュラリストで、特とくに鳥ちょう類るいの研けん究きゅうで

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He is a famous naturalist, known especially for his research on birds.

その作さっ家かは文ぶん学がくにおけるナチュラリストとして評ひょう価かされている。

The writer is regarded as a naturalist in literature.

Related words

博はく物ぶつ学がく者しゃ
博物学者 is the formal, native Japanese term for a naturalist who studies natural history, while ナチュラリスト is a loanword that can also refer to an advocate of naturalism in art or philosophy.
自し然ぜん主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
自然主義者 specifically denotes a proponent of naturalism as an artistic or philosophical movement, whereas ナチュラリスト more broadly covers both that sense and the nature-studying scientist.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'naturalist'.