mechanist

[mek-uh-nist]

noun

a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
a mechanician.

Origin of mechanist

First recorded in 1600–10; mechan(ic) + -ist

Related formsan·ti·mech·an·ist, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mechanist

Historical Examples of mechanist

These truths are as plain to the mechanist as they are to the vitalist.
Theism or Atheism
Chapman Cohen
Guttemberg; without knowing it, was the mechanist of the New World.
History of the Girondists, Volume I
Alphonse de Lamartine
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
John Rennie died; a celebrated Scottish civil engineer and mechanist.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology
Joel Munsell
Joseph Bramah, a very ingenious English engineer and mechanist, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology
Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for mechanist

mechanist

noun

a person who accepts a mechanistic philosophy
another name for a mechanician

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