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philosopher

  • noun
  • phi·lo·so·pher
  • /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/

A lover of wisdom.

Other meanings

  1. A student of philosophy.

  2. A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.

Related words

  • cyberphilosopher
  • theophilosopher
  • unphilosopher
  • analytic philosopher
  • antiphilosopher
  • biophilosopher
  • ecophilosopher
  • ethnophilosopher
  • fire philosopher
  • foolosopher
  • geophilosopher
  • macaroni philosopher

Word history

From Ancient Greek "φιλόσοφος".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “philosopher” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.