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physicist

American  
[fiz-uh-sist] / ˈfɪz ə sɪst /

noun

  1. a scientist who specializes in physics. physics.


physicist British  
/ ˈfɪzɪsɪst /

noun

  1. a person versed in or studying physics

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Etymology

Origin of physicist

First recorded in 1710–20; physic(s) + -ist

Example Sentences

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To study them in detail, physicists rely on quantum simulation, a strategy that maps a complex quantum system onto a different one that is easier to control and observe.

From Science Daily

Albert Einstein provides a famous example -- one of the most important physicists, who was also deeply engaged with music and played the violin from an early age.

From Science Daily

Twenty-five years ago, two promising physicists graduated from a prestigious science university in Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal

After ten years of gathering and studying data, an international team of physicists that included researchers from Rutgers has overturned a long-standing idea about a mysterious type of particle.

From Science Daily

German physicist Werner Heisenberg’s great insight, from a theater critic’s science-lite perspective, is that there are tradeoffs in what can be known.

From Los Angeles Times