thinker

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who thinks deeply, especially an important intellectual or philosopher.

   Plato was one of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who spends time considering or reflecting on things.

   He is a quiet thinker rather than a man of action.

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”).

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