mechanist

These truths are as plain to the mechanist as they are to the vitalist.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
To employ the language of the mechanist, the necessary fall would be otherwise awanting, and the machine would fail to move.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller
He must have been a clever mechanist, for the result was always the same-after a longer or shorter period the music began again.
The Story of Lewis Carroll|Isa Bowman
M. Maelzel, the mechanist, inventor of the musical metronome, was one of Beethoven's warmest friends and adherents.
Life of Beethoven|Anton Schindler

This very pessimistic survey is the more valuable as it is written by a convinced mechanist.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

British Dictionary definitions for mechanist

mechanist

/ (ˈmɛkənɪst) /

noun

a person who accepts a mechanistic philosophy

another name for a mechanician

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