- 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
- …
- a philosopher of religion, science, etc.
- a person who thinks deeply about things
- He seems to be a bit of a philosopher.
- Many of her followers regarded her 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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