mechanist
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/ / /ˈmek.ə.nɪst/
noun
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)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mechanist From mechanism + -ist.
- 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.”
- A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.