Concept / Researcher

Researcher

A person engaged in inquiry or research

A person engaged in inquiry or research.

A phrase to start with

Shows a figure in the role of researcher.

Appearance and effects

A figure reads as a person engaged in inquiry or research.

Visual traits

  • Researcher figure
  • Inquiry role

Expected changes

  • The figure is more likely to read as a researcher
  • The field is not fixed

Five examples

1 — Researcher with a dog

A dog alone cannot show the role of a person engaged in research.

a researcher taking observation notes beside a dog

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2 — Researcher with a cat

A cat alone cannot show the role of a person engaged in research.

a researcher taking observation notes beside a cat

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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — Researcher in a quiet room

An unoccupied quiet room cannot show the role of a researcher.

a researcher reading source material in a quiet room

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5 — Researcher outdoors

A landscape without a person cannot show the role of a researcher.

a researcher taking observation notes in grassland

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Meaning and scope

Definition

Researcher denotes a person who investigates questions through sources, observation, inquiry, analysis, or related work. Field, institution, method, clothing, age, gender, and action are specified separately.

In more detail

Use it to give a figure a role of inquiry. A scientific field, laboratory, lab coat, particular discovery, or affiliation is not required.

Includes

  • A person engaged in inquiry or research
  • A figure readable as a researcher

Excludes

  • A particular academic field or institution
  • A lab coat or experimental equipment
  • A person associated with a particular discovery

What this does not imply

  • A particular field
  • institution
  • or discovery
  • A lab coat or laboratory
  • Age
  • gender
  • or culture

Variability

Research subject, setting, and appearance can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Specify only the research role
  • Specify field and method separately

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify scientist or a field separately when a scientific field is intended

Typical uses

  • Create a researcher figure
  • Compose a scene involving inquiry

Possible failure modes

  • It is limited to scientists or a particular field
  • Age or gender stereotypes are added

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