as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Based on the holistic Waldorf educational philosophy, developed by early 20th century Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, the institution embraces non-violent resistance.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, your inner voice shifts from existential philosopher to impulsive travel agent.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Many philosophers and statisticians have also critiqued the logic and assumptions behind the argument and the choice of reference class (which observers should include).
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
In the eighteenth century, the concept took a turn, when philosophers connected it to the natural world.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, your inner voice shifts from existential philosopher to impulsive travel agent.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Many philosophers and statisticians have also critiqued the logic and assumptions behind the argument and the choice of reference class (which observers should include).
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
In the eighteenth century, the concept took a turn, when philosophers connected it to the natural world.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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In his study of hypocrisy, the political theorist David Runciman argues that the real terror lies when the masks are gone.—
Shadi Hamid,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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The reason for Emma Stone’s bald head, Bugonia stars Stone as a pharmaceutical CEO who is abducted by conspiracy-theorist cousins Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and Don (Aidan Delbis).—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2025
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Now, fire researchers, managers and practitioners are looking to it for answers.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its practitioners were devoted to the close reading of texts, independent of their authors’ social and historical circumstances.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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At Rokeby, museum interpreters explain how the Robinson's ancestors had become wealthy in part due to the slave trade, but were abolitionists in later generations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Translators and interpreters, a largely freelance and economically precarious workforce, are particularly vulnerable to being supplanted by technology.—
Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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