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phys·i·cist
 physicist
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- pronunciation:
- fI
zih
sihst
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a scientist who works in physics.
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The word physicist
contains the following parts:
phys, physio
Greek
root
that means nature, physical
  Example words:
-ist
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means person who does or believes in
More about this word part:
Many words ending in -ist
have a corresponding abstract noun form ending in -ism, and many have a corresponding adjective form ending in -ic (realistic, artistic).
Example words:
activist, artist, biologist, Buddhist, chemist, communist, cyclist, dentist, economist, journalist, physicist, racist, scientist, sexist, socialist
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