physicist
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physicist
- /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ US, UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun physicists
- A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level. Thus we may say, that while the Naturalist employs principally the ideas of resemblance and life, the Physicist proceeds upon the ideas of force, matter, and the properties of matter.
- A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles (opposed to vitalist).
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Closest in meaning: reappointment, physics, physician, physical, cosmologist, physical scientist, theoretical physicist, nuclear physicist, particle physicist, astrophysicist, natural philosopher, geophysicist, biophysicist, radiation physicist, photophysicist, radiophysicist
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noun person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics
| Español | físico, física |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 물리학자 mullihakja |
| 日本語 | 物理学者 butsurigakusha |
| 中文 | 物理學家 /物理学家 wùlǐxuéjiā |
| हिन्दी | भौतिक विज्ञानी bhautik vijñānī, भौतिकविद् bhautikvid, भौतिक शास्त्री bhautik śāstrī |
| Kiswahili | mwanafizikia |
| Português | físico, física |
| Français | physicien m physicienne |
| Deutsch | Physiker, Physikerin |
| Italiano | fisico, fisica |
| Ελληνικά | φυσικός fysikós |
| Română | fizician, fiziciană |
| Русский | фи́зик fízik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà vật lí |
| العربية | فِيزِيَائِيّ fīziyāʔiyy, فِيزِيَائِيَّة fīziyāʔiyya |
| עברית | פִיזִיקַאי fizikái |
Talk about this word "physicist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/physicist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. physicist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/physicist "physicist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/physicist.Cite this
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title = {physicist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/physicist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
