philosopher
noun
phi·los·o·pher
fə-ˈlä-s(ə-)fər 
1
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
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There's bits of Andreessen and David Sacks and some of those philosopher types.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 May 2025
As the late historian and philosopher Roger Scruton courageously pointed out, the second Churchill administration was a disaster.
—Llewellyn King, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
The body is a moral form, as the philosopher J. M. Bernstein has articulated, because of our dependence on one another to sustain our sense of humanity.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The workshops use physical exercises to help restore what Baca, borrowing a term from the philosopher Paul Ricoeur, called narrative identity.
—Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 May 2025
As the late historian and philosopher Roger Scruton courageously pointed out, the second Churchill administration was a disaster.
—Llewellyn King, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
The body is a moral form, as the philosopher J. M. Bernstein has articulated, because of our dependence on one another to sustain our sense of humanity.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The workshops use physical exercises to help restore what Baca, borrowing a term from the philosopher Paul Ricoeur, called narrative identity.
—Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Philosopher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philosopher. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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fə-ˈläs-(ə-)fər
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