researcher

Everyday

A person whose job is to study something carefully to discover new facts, for example a scientist doing experiments or someone studying history or people. tree →

In the lessons

In science and news lessons, researchers find things out and publish results; children learn to ask who the researchers were and how they tested their idea. Phrases: medical researcher, researchers found that, a team of researchers.

Examples

• Researchers found that dogs can understand many words. tree →
• A team of researchers studied the coral reef. tree →
• The researcher wore a lab coat and goggles. tree →
• Researchers say more sleep helps children learn. tree →
• My aunt is a researcher who studies bees. tree →
• The researcher asked our class to fill in a survey. tree →

Note

Countable. Verb and noun: research (researching, researched; research as a noun is usually uncountable: do some research). Researchers found that is often reported as fact, but one study can be wrong, so check if others agree.