philosopher

phi·los·o·pher

noun \fə-ˈlä-s(ə-)fər\

Definition of PHILOSOPHER

1

a : a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : scholar, thinker b : a student of philosophy

2

a : a person whose philosophical perspective makes meeting trouble with equanimity easier b : an expounder of a theory in a particular area of experience c : one who philosophizes

Origin of PHILOSOPHER

Middle English philosophe, philosophre, from Anglo-French, from Latin philosophus, from Greek philosophos, from phil- + sophia wisdom, from sophos wise

First Known Use: 14th century