mechanist

English

Etymology

From mechanism +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

mechanist (plural mechanists)

  1. (philosophy) A person who takes a mechanical view; someone who subscribes to mechanism.
    • 2009 January 16, David Brooks, “An Economy of Faith and Trust”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The economic spirit of a people cannot be manipulated in as simple-minded a fashion as the Keynesian mechanists imagine.
  2. (archaic) A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.

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