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Word for a physicist studying mechanics?

English Language & Usage Asked on February 18, 2021

For many fields there is a word for a person studying it. In math there is analyst for analysis, algebraist for algebra, and geometer for geometry.

Is there an equivalent word for a physicist studying mechanics?

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A mechanician, apparently, although some dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster restrict the meaning of the word to "someone who works with machines or makes them".

Correct answer by Roman on February 18, 2021

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