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Meaning of whitecoat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
  2. A laboratory scientist.
    derogatory

Examples

“If the whitecoats expected their Victorian lab rat to appreciate the Big Picture and be grateful for the sake of science and the expansion of knowledge, they were very much disappointed. They were so arrogant, so oblivious...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

whitecorn Whitecotton Whitecourt Whitecraigs Whitecroft Whitecross

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