physicist

Meaning

1. A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
2. (archaic) A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles (opposed to vitalist).

Synonyms

female

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Translations

Physiker

physicien

físico

fisico

natuurkundige

φυσικός

físico

fysicus

Physikerin

físic

fizikçi

physicienne

physicus

physicien physicienne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/

Etymology

From physics + -ist. Coined by the English polymath William Whewell (1794–1866) in his book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences (1840): see the quotation.