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I presume that is what you meant really meant: "evolutionist" where you actually wrote, "scientist?"

scientist
\Sci"en*tist\, n. One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant.
fm. Webster's Unabridged

[VadeRetro]

scientist \Sci"en*tist\, n. One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant.

Someone who starts with data, asks the questions, and researches the answers. (As opposed to starting with the answers, ignoring the data, and asking "Any questions?")