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
One of the inn’s most famous residents was author, philosopher and environmentalist Henry David Thoreau, who bunked there briefly in the 1830s while attending Harvard.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
One of the books revealed that the philosopher Philodemus wrote an eight-book series.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Amanda Askell is resident philosopher at Anthropic, and Iason Gabriel and Henry Shevlin work at Google DeepMind.
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Will Barker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
One of the books revealed that the philosopher Philodemus wrote an eight-book series.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Amanda Askell is resident philosopher at Anthropic, and Iason Gabriel and Henry Shevlin work at Google DeepMind.
—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
25 June 2026
Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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That’s one of the things that's true, is that some people called me a conspiracy [theorist] on the Epstein stuff.
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The political theorist Hélène Landemore has won notice as a champion of direct democracy, which would allow the barriers between center and periphery to give way.
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When fluid accumulated from infection, a practitioner might use a small sharp spear nested in a metal tube, called a trocar and cannula.
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For example, L’Oréal’s Brandstorm program gives young people around the globe access to practitioners and a visible path from competition to early-career opportunity.
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This is a career for Thomas, who is not a reenactor but a first-person interpreter.
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Williams has never lacked interpreters, custodians, handlers, or rescuers with pruning shears.
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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