Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun naturalist

2 senses of naturalist

Sense 1
naturalist -- (an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms)
       => philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 2
naturalist, natural scientist -- (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))
       => biologist, life scientist -- ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)