life scientist li·fes·cien·tist uncommon noun 1. (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms Synonymsbiologistlife scientist Related words Broader terms scientist Narrower terms bacteriologistbotanistcytologistecologistgeneticistmicrobiologistmolecular biologistnaturalist WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.