philosopher

noun

/fəˈlɒsəfə(r)/

/fəˈlɑːsəfər/

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a person who studies or writes about philosophy
- We studied the writings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
Extra Examples
- a talk by a distinguished moral philosopher
- the 17th-century Dutch philosopher Spinoza
- the great philosophers of ancient Greece
- He was a fine writer, historian and philosopher.
- Was Marx a political, social or historical philosopher?
- Whiteside was highly esteemed as an experimental philosopher.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- distinguished
- eminent
- famous
- …
phrases
- a philosopher of religion, science, etc.
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a person who thinks deeply about things
- He seems to be a bit of a philosopher.
- Many of his followers regarded him as a true philosopher.

Word OriginMiddle English: from a variant of Old French philosophe, via Latin from Greek philosophos ‘lover of wisdom’, from philein ‘to love’ + sophos ‘wise’.

单词	philosopher
释义	philosopher noun /fəˈlɒsəfə(r)/ /fəˈlɑːsəfər/ jump to other results a person who studies or writes about philosophy We studied the writings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Extra Examples a talk by a distinguished moral philosopher the 17th-century Dutch philosopher Spinoza the great philosophers of ancient Greece He was a fine writer, historian and philosopher. Was Marx a political, social or historical philosopher? Whiteside was highly esteemed as an experimental philosopher. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective distinguished eminent famous … phrases a philosopher of religion, science, etc. See full entry a person who thinks deeply about things He seems to be a bit of a philosopher. Many of his followers regarded him as a true philosopher. Word OriginMiddle English: from a variant of Old French philosophe, via Latin from Greek philosophos ‘lover of wisdom’, from philein ‘to love’ + sophos ‘wise’.
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