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mechanist

noun
/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/CA/ˈmek.ə.nɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mechanist From mechanism + -ist.

  1. derived from -ist English -ist English mechanist From mechanism + -ist
  2. derived from -istebor
  3. derived from -istader
  4. derived from mechanismuslbor
  5. derived from *megʰ-der✻

Definitions

  1. A person who takes a mechanical view

    A person who takes a mechanical view; someone who subscribes to mechanism.

    • The economic spirit of a people cannot be manipulated in as simple-minded a fashion as the Keynesian mechanists imagine.

  2. A maker of machines

    A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.

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Derived

antimechanist, biomechanist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA