## Meanings
1. A person who thinks deeply, especially an important intellectual or philosopher.
2. A person who spends time considering or reflecting on things.

## Examples
- Plato was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world.
- He is a quiet thinker rather than a man of action.

## Derived Forms
- freethinker

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thinkere

## Etymology
From Middle English thinkere, equivalent to think + -er. Compare West Frisian tinker (“thinker”), Dutch denker (“thinker”), German Denker (“thinker”), Danish tænker (“thinker”), Swedish tänkare (“thinker”).

## AI Etymology
Thinker is from Middle English thinkere, equivalent to think + -er. Compare West Frisian tinker (“thinker”), Dutch denker (“thinker”), German Denker (“thinker”), Danish tænker (“thinker”), Swedish tänkare (“thinker”). In present-day use, it can mean a person who thinks deeply, especially an important intellectual or philosopher, or a person who spends time considering or reflecting on things.

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