[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

naturalist \nat"uralist\, n. cf. f. naturaliste.
   1. one versed in natural science; a student of natural
      history, esp. of the natural history of plants or animals;
      a botanist or zoologist.
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. one who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in
      religion. --h. bushnell.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

naturalist
     n 1: an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood
          in scientific terms
     2: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history especially
        botany and zoology syn: natural scientist
see also:
natural scientist 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 moby thesaurus words for "naturalist":
   marxist, anatomist, bacteriologist, biochemist, biologist,
   biometrist, biophysicist, botanist, commonsense philosopher,
   cytologist, dialectical materialist, ecologist,
   epistemological realist, geneticist, materialist, natural realist,
   natural scientist, physicist, physiologist, realist, zoologist

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