What is the difference between an astrophysicist and a cosmologist??

Question

What is the difference between an astrophysicist and a cosmologist??

Answer 1

Astrophysicist:  people who  study the physical properties, origin, and development of astronomical objects and events.

Cosmologist: People who study, the scientific study of universe: the scientific study of the origin and structure of the universe.

Difference:

Astrophysicist: Study the Physical Properties

Cosmologist: Study the Structure of the Universe

What are Physical Properties?

--> Physical properties can be observed or measured without changing the composition of matter. Physical properties are used to observe and describe matter.

Answer 2

The previous response answered your question perfectly but I will add that in simple terms the astrophysicist looks at the Universe in finer detail than compared to the cosmologist who looks at the Universe as a whole !