单词 | theorician |
释义 | theoriciann. Now archaic and rare. A person who holds or advances a theory or theories; an expert in the theoretical aspects of a subject; = theorist n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [noun] > holder of theories contemplator1563 theorist1588 theorician1635 putationer1658 speculatist1693 theory man1727 theory-monger1747 theoretician1782 theorizer1792 theory-tailor1875 1635 A. Read Chirurg. Lect. Tumors & Vlcers i. 12 I intend rather to frame an able operating Chirurgeon, than to set out a contentious disputing theorician. 1648 R. Prier Looking-glass for Proud Pharisee xii. 375 Historical men, artificial men, fine Theoricians, to whom the Scriptures seem to be as a book sealed. 1790 tr. J.-J. Rousseau Confessions: Pt. 2 III. 127 You would perhaps find a sufficient number of good researches to spare you the work of the labourer, and leave you no more than that of the architect and theorician. 1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 16/1 To examine Mr. Porter the statistician, to discover a decisive refutation of Mr. Porter the free-trade theorician. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 3/1 Some editors..believed, at the promptings of jealous theoricians, that the Pasteur system was a fallacy. 1905 Athenæum 16 Sept. 365/1 Two other poets..are..considered in these pages; and then some theoricians. 1941 Salt Lake Tribune 29 Sept. 6/3 He is not merely a theorician..he may be credited with a good deal of business experience. 2008 N. Stephenson Anathem i. 49 Eccentric, lovable, disheveled theorician, absent-minded, means well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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