theorist

noun

Definition of theoristnext
as in philosopher

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Recent Examples of theorist The hotel’s design concept weaves a story around the fictional historic Lamarck University, an homage to the French evolutionary theorist, which was supposedly founded in 1894, then abandoned in the 1940s, and ultimately restored by Marriott. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 In the 1985 book No Sense of Place, the media theorist Joshua Meyrowitz observed that television and other electronic media inundated Americans with new kinds of information about their prospective leaders. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Biologists ranging from the evolutionary theorist Ernst Mayr to the pioneer of molecular biology Jacques Monod have acknowledged that. — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026 That’s one of the things that's true, is that some people called me a conspiracy [theorist] on the Epstein stuff. — ABC News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for theorist
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  1. philosopher
  2. practitioner
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  • A number of my professors went on to become quite famous philosophers such as Nicholas Wolterstorff and Alvin Plantinga.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Wendell Berry, the prolific novelist, poet, essayist, philosopher, agrarian, activist, pacifist and farmer, who was one of Kentucky's greatest writers and helped inspire the farm-to-table and modern American food movement, has died.
    — Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of philosopher
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  • Skills passed hand to hand for generations are now finding new practitioners through short videos on a phone screen, with TikTok and Instagram giving old-fashioned kitchen work a fresh identity.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nurse practitioner roles are projected to grow roughly 137,800 jobs from 2025 to 2035.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorist. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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