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

Super radical, complete break from anything that the physicists had been thinking about or mathematicians had been thinking about. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Some physicists lobbied against dropping the bomb and had even previously suggested there be an international plan for controlling nuclear weapons. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Nearly two decades later, a team of scientists led by Amir Safavi-Naeini, a physicist at Stanford University, has observed a quantum jump in phonons, the fundamental unit of sound. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

So physicists had to get used to adjusting enormously their worldviews. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 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