philosopher

Meaning

1. A lover of wisdom.
2. A student of philosophy.
3. A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.
4. (archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.
5. (archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.
6. (obsolete) An alchemist.

Synonyms

sage

savant

thinker

scholar

intellectual

learned man

wise person

wise man

scientist

🧑‍🔬

speculator

theorist

learned person

Zoilus

intelligent person

authority

Lao-tzu

experimenter

guru

highbrow

logician

metaphysician

professor

pundit

Translations

filosofo

philosophe

Philosoph

filósofo

φιλόσοφος

filosoof

filósofo

wijsgeer

philosophus

filòsof

filozof

فيلسوف

Philosophin

filosofe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: philosophre

In summary

From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman or Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”) + -er.
Credited as having been coined by Pythagoras to describe himself.
Displaced native Old English ūþwita.

Sentences

He was the presumptive father of philosopher Edmund Montgomery .