as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Recent Examples of philosopher
Disney's birds-and-bees-and-skunk classic shines especially brightly whenever this provocative forest philosopher takes the screen.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 May 2025
He was repeatedly praised by mouthpieces for the Putin regime, such as the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, and the right-wing philosopher Alexander Dugin.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the late German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is among a group of late modern thinkers including Karl Marx associated with nihilistic believes.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Lina left her family library behind, except for three books about fellow voyagers: the Chinese poet Du Fu, Baruch Spinoza, the Portuguese Jewish philosopher exiled to the Netherlands, and Hannah Arendt, the German philosopher who, as as Jew, was forced to flee when the Nazis took power.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 May 2025
He was repeatedly praised by mouthpieces for the Putin regime, such as the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, and the right-wing philosopher Alexander Dugin.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the late German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is among a group of late modern thinkers including Karl Marx associated with nihilistic believes.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Lina left her family library behind, except for three books about fellow voyagers: the Chinese poet Du Fu, Baruch Spinoza, the Portuguese Jewish philosopher exiled to the Netherlands, and Hannah Arendt, the German philosopher who, as as Jew, was forced to flee when the Nazis took power.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
Noun
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That the school’s theorists didn’t understand crime.—
Malcolm Gladwell,
New Yorker,
3 June 2025
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Since space-time reacts to the matter in it, theorists expect that any matter particles in a superposition of occupying two different locations should force space-time into a superposition of two distortions.—
Charlie Wood,
Quanta Magazine,
27 May 2025
Noun
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If partnering with outside practitioners, focus on licensed professionals experienced in workplace wellness.—
Irina Logman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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An avid meditation practitioner, Bruni said that Luce translates her personal research of light and evolution in jewels that sinuously adorn the body following its silhouette and add light to the complexion.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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Given that sign language is by no means universal, interpreters speak different dialects for the U.S., Canada, Mexico and so on.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Thousands of Afghan allies, including interpreters who supported U.S. forces, were left behind in a country swiftly overtaken by the Taliban.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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