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
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