fieldworker
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field·work
(fēld′wûrk′)n.
1. A temporary military fortification erected in the field.
2. Work done or firsthand observations made in the field as opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment.
3. The collecting of sociological or anthropological data in the field.
field′work′er n.
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Noun | 1. | fieldworker - a researcher who works in the field |
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