researcher

From research +‎ -er.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈsɜː.t͡ʃə/, /ˈɹiː.sɜː.t͡ʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/, /ɹiˈsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)

researcher (plural researchers)

1. One who researches.
   • 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:

     Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

Unadapted borrowing from English researcher. First attested in 1968.[1]

researcher c

1. One who perform research; an archival researcher who search archives for background information related to someone or something specific (often for newspapers, radio, or TV).

   Synonym: kunskapare

   • 2023 August 27, Vendela Lönnqvist, “Pernilla Wahlgren och Sofia Wistams trista besked för podden – nu berättar de sanningen [Pernilla Wahlgren and Sofia Wistam's sad news for the podcast – now they're revealing the truth]”, in Svensk Damtidning:

     Sofia Wistam påbörjade sin programledarroll under 1990-talet, då hon jobbade som researcher på TV4:s Nyhetsmorgon.

     Sofia Wistam began her hosting role during the 1990s, when she worked as an archival researcher on TV4's "Nyhetsmorgon" morning show.

• forskare (“researcher”)

• researcher in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)