4
experimenter(noun, scientist)
4
scientist(noun, person, search, expert, first)
4
tester(noun, person, agent, hound, monitor)
3
checker
3
discoverer(noun, person, search, first)
3
examinant(noun, person, search, first)
3
operative(noun, plant, agent, mole, gumshoe)
3
pathfinder(noun, person, search, first)
3
prober(noun, person, investigate, ask, agent)
3
quester(noun, person, investigate, ask, agent)
3
watcher(noun, person, plant, search, agent)
2
agent(noun, person, plant, shadow, operative)
2
analyzer(noun, scientist)
2
assayer
2
auditor(noun, person)
2
evaluator(noun, examiner, questioner)
2
interrogator(noun, tester, examiner, regulator, questioner)
2
observer(noun, plant, agent, operative, informer)
2
pioneer(noun, person, search, first)
2
plainclothesman(noun, gumshoe, detective, sleuth)
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