What does "mechanist" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "mechanist"?

Pronounced //ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst//.

Common synonyms include: adherent, machine builder, machinist, marxist, materialistic, mechanist philosophy.

/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/ noun

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Noun

1
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 philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism wordnet
3
A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics. archaic

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

From mechanism + -ist.