Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechanist

/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
mech-a-nist
IPA
/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.

Archaic

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/
  • British English: /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mechanists (plural)

Derived Forms

antimechanist biomechanist

Frequently Paired Words

mechanistic mechanistically mechanism

Questions

How do you pronounce mechanist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/.
What does mechanist mean?
A person who takes a mechanical view; someone who subscribes to mechanism.
Where does mechanist come from?
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.

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