mathematician

Meaning

An expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.

Synonyms

arithmetician

astronomer

calculist

Translations

Mathematiker

matemático

mathématicien

matematico

mathematicus

matemático

matemàtic

wiskundige

mathématicienne

Mathematikerin

matematikçi

μαθηματικός

mathematicus

matematica

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmæθ(.ə)məˈtɪʃ.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mathematicion

In summary

From Middle English mathematicion, from Middle French mathematicien, from mathematique f sg (“mathematics”) (from Latin mathēmatica, feminine of mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”) + -ικός (-ikós)) + Middle French -ien (from Latin -iānus). Displaced native Old English rīmcræftiga. By surface analysis, mathematic + -ian.