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πειραματιστής

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Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Greek Monolingual

ο, θηλ. πειραματίστρια
1. αυτός που πειραματίζεται, που εκτελεί πειράματα
2. ο ειδικός στην εκτέλεση πειραμάτων, ιδίως επιστημονικών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πείραμα, -ατος + κατάλ. -ιστής. Η λ. μαρτυρείται από το 1840 στον Ξ. Λάνδερερ].