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philosopher

noun

phi·​los·​o·​pher fə-ˈlä-s(ə-)fər How to pronounce philosopher (audio)
1
a
: a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : scholar, thinker
b
: a student of philosophy
2
a
: a person whose philosophical perspective makes meeting trouble with equanimity easier
b
: an expounder of a theory in a particular area of experience
c
: one who philosophizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The German philosopher Immanuel Kant had also given the mind a more important role. Andrea Wulf, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2022 Yuval Levin’s fantastic book A Time to Build introduced me to an old quotation by the Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset. Mike Mcshane, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 German philosopher Immanuel Kant applied that logic to financial debt, pointing out that if borrowers didn’t feel obliged to repay their debt, lenders would stop lending, and the entire system would break down. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 8 June 2022 These essays by the late philosopher, who in 1998 predicted the coming of a Trump-like presidency, consider populism, democracy, economic inequality, climate change and more. New York Times, 11 May 2022 German philosopher Immanuel Kant developed the concept of an absolute, universal reason to act from duty. Ryan Liu, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2022 Hundreds of people lined up Tuesday to pay tribute to Darya Dugina, 29, the daughter of right-wing Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin, who was widely believed to be the intended target. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Its current wartime form, though, is marked by its inclusiveness, argued Ukrainian political philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko in a recent interview. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Daria Dugina, the daughter of pro-Putin political philosopher Alexander Dugin, was killed while leaving a music and culture festival when her SUV exploded. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English philosophe, philosophre, from Anglo-French, from Latin philosophus, from Greek philosophos, from phil- + sophia wisdom, from sophos wise

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of philosopher was in the 14th century

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