physicist

noun

phys·​i·​cist ˈfi-zə-sist 

ˈfiz-sist

1

: a specialist in physics

2

archaic : a person skilled in natural science

Examples of physicist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One is to look for hypothetical superstructures called Dyson spheres, which were a familiar concept to Kardashev as they had been imagined by American physicist Freeman Dyson in 1960. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Unlike most laws in physics, which are named after people who discovered them, Fermi’s Golden Rule was discovered by British physicist Paul Dirac. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

This isn’t a new idea–physicist Gerard O’Neill proposed it in the 1970s, and subsequent generations of scientists have worked on the problem. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

But now, a team of astronomers led by Ignazio Ciufolini, a physicist at the Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics in China, reports the most accurate measurement of the terrestrial Lense-Thirring effect to date. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for physicist

• geophysicist

Kids Definition

physicist

noun

phys·​i·​cist ˈfiz-(ə-)səst 

: a specialist in physics

Medical Definition

physicist

noun

phys·​i·​cist ˈfiz-(ə-)səst 

: a specialist in physics