as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Similarly, the philosopher and linguistics scholar Mikhail Bakhtin highlights the changeable and flexible features in speech genres.
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Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
As far back as ancient Greece, philosophers like Aristotle have worried about what happens when people are called on to make judgments in cases where they are involved.
—Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Miyano, a philosopher whose own research focused on coincidence, writes about that same Kuki text in her letters.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
In the meantime, she’s been meeting with liberal thought leaders—including one philosopher—and donors to survey their thoughts on the state of the country.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026
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Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
As far back as ancient Greece, philosophers like Aristotle have worried about what happens when people are called on to make judgments in cases where they are involved.
—Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Miyano, a philosopher whose own research focused on coincidence, writes about that same Kuki text in her letters.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
In the meantime, she’s been meeting with liberal thought leaders—including one philosopher—and donors to survey their thoughts on the state of the country.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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Florida is an urban theorist, Kresge Foundation Visiting Senior Fellow, and the author of The Rise of the Creative Class.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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The global village is a phrase that is closely associated with the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan.—
Brian A. Cogan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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And traditions that might otherwise disappear get another generation of practitioners — some of them tourists who go home and keep practicing, others members of younger generations in the host community who see a viable career in continuing the craft.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Honeybees buzz at roughly 250 to 300 Hz, a frequency practitioners say falls into a soothing range for the nervous system.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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For the past 13 years, Crosswhite, a direct descendent of Chief War Eagle and Chief Swift Cloud, has acted as a cultural interpreter for the Mount Rushmore Society.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Inside, interpreters demonstrate drilling equipment and detail how ore was extracted while revealing the dangerous, claustrophobic physical reality of mining.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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