theorist
noun/ˈθɪərɪst/
/ˈθiːərɪst/, /ˈθɪrɪst/
(also theoretician
/ˌθɪərəˈtɪʃn/
/ˌθiːərəˈtɪʃn/, /ˌθɪrəˈtɪʃn/
)- a person who develops ideas and principles about a particular subject in order to explain why things happen or exist
- a political theorist
Extra Examplessee also conspiracy theorist- Feminist theorists have long talked about the way women are represented in the media.
- Jean Piaget was a leading educational theorist.
- Some theorists of social change disagree with this analysis.
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