as in theorist
a person who expresses a theory in a particular area of experience
a philosopher of freedom
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The philosopher Martin Heidegger held that someone’s death is a thing that is truly their own.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
The Italian philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco put it another way, theorizing that if Charlie Brown reads Freud, Mafalda reads Che Guevara.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
That’s why the great philosophers turned their attention not just to ethics, but to governance.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
In 1997, for instance, philosopher and educator Randall Dana Ulveland described introducing his four-month-old niece to the plant, just as his mother had done for him.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
The Italian philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco put it another way, theorizing that if Charlie Brown reads Freud, Mafalda reads Che Guevara.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
That’s why the great philosophers turned their attention not just to ethics, but to governance.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
In 1997, for instance, philosopher and educator Randall Dana Ulveland described introducing his four-month-old niece to the plant, just as his mother had done for him.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosopher
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What is now known as Kepler’s Supernova remained visible to the naked eye for 18 months, and formed the basis for the theorist’s 1606 work, De Stella Nova.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Peter Turchin, a University of Connecticut professor and leading theorist of structural-demographic cycles, sees the current moment as part of a predictable historical pattern.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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That worries Glen Kila, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner in Waianae, who is not related to Darius Kila.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Many women stopped using hormone therapy because of the study, and some practitioners no longer recommended it for their patients.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Philadelphia native Atkins has been an ASL interpreter at Essence Fest the past two years, according to NOLA.com.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
7 July 2025
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Although the Biden administration staffed its press briefings with qualified ASL interpreters, that policy was discontinued by the Trump White House on the first day of his second administration.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosopher. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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