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philosophist

noun
phi·los·o·phist | \ -fə̇st \
plural -s

Definition of philosophist 

archaic

: sophist, philosophizer

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Other words from philosophist

philosophistical \⸗¦⸗⸗¦fistə̇kəl \ adjective

History and Etymology for philosophist

French philosophiste, from philosophie + -iste -ist

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