PHYSICIST
physicist
(noun) a scientist trained in physics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
physicist (plural physicists)
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
(archaic) A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles (opposed to vitalist).
Source: Wiktionary
Phys"i*cist, n.
Definition: One versed in physics.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life
are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles; --
opposed to vitalist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition