mechanist

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Canada, US, UK/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/Australia/ˈmek.ə.nɪst/

noun

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

OriginEnglish mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounmechanist (plural mechanists)

plural mechanists

  1. human sciencesA 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.

    2009 January 16, David Brooks, “An Economy of Faith and Trust”, in New York Times
  2. archaicA maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mechanicalist

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  3. New Latinmechanismu
  4. Englishmechanism
  5. Englishmechanist

From mechanism + -ist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

mechanist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanist

MLA

“mechanist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanist.

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