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

When done, the ePIC could give physicists a new view of the particles and forces that shape ordinary matter. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Study co-author and Neils Bohr Institute physicist Emil Gorm Dahlbæk Nielsen likens the situation to the properties—and absence—of light. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

According to Thorsten Schumm, a physicist at the Vienna University of Technology, such a switch could make the clocks up to 10 times more precise, and the atom itself would shield the clock from some outside interference. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Thirteen years later, the Italian physicist Luigi Palmieri found the first evidence of helium on Earth, in the lava of Mount Vesuvius. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 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