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philosopher

[ fi-los-uh-fer ]

noun

  1. a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
  2. a person who is deeply versed in philosophy.
  3. a person who establishes the central ideas of some movement, cult, etc.
  4. a person who regulates their life, actions, judgments, utterances, etc., by the light of philosophy or reason.
  5. a person who is rationally or sensibly calm, especially under trying circumstances.
  6. Obsolete. an alchemist or occult scientist.


philosopher

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noun

  1. a student, teacher, or devotee of philosophy
  2. a person of philosophical temperament, esp one who is patient, wise, and stoical
  3. (formerly) an alchemist or devotee of occult science
  4. a person who establishes the ideology of a cult or movement

    the philosopher of the revolution

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

philosopher

  1. Someone who engages in philosophy . Some examples of philosophers are Aristotle , Immanuel Kant , and Plato .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of philosopher1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of philosophre from Anglo-French ( Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus ); replacing Old English philosoph, from Latin philosophus, from Greek ±è³ó¾±±ôó²õ´Ç±è³ó´Ç²õ “philosopher,†equivalent to philo- philo- + ²õ´Ç±è³ó(í²¹) “wisdom†( -sophy ) + -os noun suffix
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This year marks another anniversary: 50 years ago, the philosopher Robert Nozick foresaw the themes of The Matrix – and much more about contemporary life – by proposing an intriguing thought experiment.

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“He’s a great listener, a great philosopher and his story of working at McDonald’s to get his first guitar has always stayed with me.â€

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Political activist, philosopher and author Professor Angela Davis will also receive a doctorate in letters.

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Cox will play pioneering Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith in the work by playwright James Graham.

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Their infatuations are challenged by a cunning philosopher who persuades the bros to pretend they’ve been suddenly drafted and to return later in disguise to woo each other’s fiancée.

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