https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/physicist
Physicist - (noun) a scientist trained in physics
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/physicist
-a person who studies physics or whose job is connected with physics
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/physicist
A physicist is a person who does research connected with physics or who studies physics.
So once again despite your masterful knowledge of the English language having a degree in physics does in fact make me a physicist.
Your ego continues to amaze.