noun
physicist
FIH-zih-sihst
noun
1
A scientist who specializes in physics.
"The physicist explained how black holes bend light."
"She became a physicist after years of loving astronomy as a child."
How to Use Physicist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who studies or works in physics professionally.
Common pairings
nuclear physicist
theoretical physicist
particle physicist
Word Forms
physicists plural
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Etymology
From physics plus -ist; the term was coined by the English scholar William Whewell in the 1840s.