observationalist

English

Etymology

observational +‎ -ist

Noun

observationalist (plural observationalists)

  1. One who relies on empirical observations.
    • 2007 July 1, Lisa Margonelli, “Wild Is the Wind”, in New York Times‎:
      And so the stage was set for the current dispute, again pitting observationalists against theorists on the subject of global warming’s influence on the storms.
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