physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfi-zə-sist 
ˈfiz-sist
1
: a specialist in physics
2
archaic
: a person skilled in natural science
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Former school principals scrubbed toilets; physicists became cashiers.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Computational physicist Jian-Yue Guan of Lanzhou University in China and her colleagues presented another application of Parrondo’s paradox in a paper published in Physical Review E in August 2025.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
The answer would come from theoretical physicist Peter Higgs.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Windridge is a plasma physicist and writer who started Fusion Energy Insights to keep people up to date on the industry.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Computational physicist Jian-Yue Guan of Lanzhou University in China and her colleagues presented another application of Parrondo’s paradox in a paper published in Physical Review E in August 2025.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
The answer would come from theoretical physicist Peter Higgs.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Windridge is a plasma physicist and writer who started Fusion Energy Insights to keep people up to date on the industry.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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