experimentalist

/ɪkˌspɛrəˈmɛntəlɪst/
noun
  1. A person who conducts or enjoys trying new methods, ideas, or experiments, especially in science or the arts.
    • Many great inventors were experimentalists who learned from trial and error.
    • The chef was an experimentalist, always mixing unusual ingredients to create new flavors.
    • As an experimentalist, she spent most of her time in the lab testing new chemical reactions.
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