technologist vs applied scientist

technologist and applied scientist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
technologist	Yes	No	No	No
applied scientist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, technologist and applied scientist are synonyms defined as:

technologist and applied scientist: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

Other synonyms of technologist include engineer.

technologist (noun)	applied scientist (noun)
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems	a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems