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cercetător
researcher /tʃer.tʃe.təˈtor/
noun#5500 most common
Also: investigator, scholar, scientist
Example sentences
El este cercetător.
He is a researcher.
Cercetătorul lucrează la universitate.
The researcher works at the university.
Cercetătorii au descoperit o specie nouă de plantă.
The researchers discovered a new plant species.
Institutul angajează cercetători tineri pentru proiecte de inovare.
The institute hires young researchers for innovation projects.
Munca cercetătorului a fost recunoscută la nivel internațional datorită contribuțiilor sale în domeniul geneticii.
The researcher's work was recognized internationally because of his contributions in the field of genetics.
Fără perseverența cercetătorilor care au dedicat decenii studiului acestei boli rare, tratamentul actual nu ar fi fost posibil.
Without the perseverance of the researchers who devoted decades to studying this rare disease, current treatment would not have been possible.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cercetător | cercetători |
| Genitive | cercetătorului | cercetătorilor |
| Accusative | cercetător | cercetători |
| Vocative | cercetătorule | cercetătorilor |
Word family
cercetareresearch, investigation
a cercetato research, investigate, examine
cercetatresearched, investigated
cercetătoarefemale researcher
necercetatunresearched, unexamined
Etymology
Cercetător is built from the verb a cerceta, meaning to research or investigate, plus the agentive suffix -tor. A cerceta traces back to Latin circare, to go around or patrol, itself linked to circus and circa, around. The original image is of someone circling a place or problem to inspect it closely, which narrowed over time to the modern sense of research.
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