as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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Oresme’s Problemata has been well researched — much of the text is even available online —but the philosopher’s claims about the Shroud had been overlooked for centuries.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The National Conservatism Conference, called Natcon, was started in May 2019 by Israeli-American philosopher Yoram Hazony to bring together and advance nationalist conservative thought leaders from around the world.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Maimonides, the ancient Jewish philosopher, described eight levels of giving.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
And this is how not poets or artists or philosophers, but rather middle managers brought about the birth of writing.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The National Conservatism Conference, called Natcon, was started in May 2019 by Israeli-American philosopher Yoram Hazony to bring together and advance nationalist conservative thought leaders from around the world.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Maimonides, the ancient Jewish philosopher, described eight levels of giving.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
And this is how not poets or artists or philosophers, but rather middle managers brought about the birth of writing.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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Political theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), an Italian anti-fascist journalist, organizer, and imprisoned political dissident, offered a conception of society and described the possibilities for changing social orders.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the 1920s, the Bolshevik economic theorist and Communist Party darling Nikolai Bukharin was one of Stalin’s closest allies.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recent practitioner guidance highlights that careful recordkeeping and factual support can be the difference between victory and a costly recharacterization.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is a monthly recurring series with different themes and practitioners leading.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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These technologies can help boards and other stakeholders move from passive receivers of information to active interpreters and strategic partners.—
Michael Hilb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The competition’s official language is English; some people bring interpreters, but the work speaks for itself.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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