as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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The path earned its name as the favorite walking route of famous philosopher Nishida Kitaro.
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Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Ferguson’s Law is named after the famed 18th-century philosopher rather than the paper’s author, who even centuries ago warned of the link between a nation’s debt and its decline.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
It is known as the favorite place of famous philosopher Nishida Kitaro, hence the name.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
What is the point of Jonny Thomson in a world already full of brilliant philosophers and beautiful writers?
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Ferguson’s Law is named after the famed 18th-century philosopher rather than the paper’s author, who even centuries ago warned of the link between a nation’s debt and its decline.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
It is known as the favorite place of famous philosopher Nishida Kitaro, hence the name.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
What is the point of Jonny Thomson in a world already full of brilliant philosophers and beautiful writers?
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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This happy ending was by no means guaranteed, and Habermas’s work as a theorist and polemicist made an important contribution to it.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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In its system card for Claude Mythos, for instance, Anthropicresearchers noted that the powerful AI exhibited a strange fondness for the British cultural theorist Mark Fisher.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The event is a fundraiser for the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, which provides financial relief in a confidential, respectful manner to individual theatre practitioners of greater Boston.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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But there also were gains in long-term care, in home healthcare and at practitioners’ offices.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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NiCE takes over scheduling Workers say LanguageLine has cut back the hours of its interpreters before but in 2025, something changed and their schedules became more fragmented.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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But his proudest legacy may be breeding cultural interpreters who won’t let the world fall into the Thucydides Trap, the unjustified fear of a rising power.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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