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Definition of Thinker
1. Noun. An important intellectual. "The great minds of the 17th century"
Generic synonyms: Intellect, Intellectual
Derivative terms: Think
2. Noun. Someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision).
Specialized synonyms: Brain-worker, Brainworker, Classifier, Divergent Thinker, Excogitator, Muller, Muser, Ponderer, Ruminator, Arranger, Organiser, Organizer, Philosophiser, Philosophizer, Convergent Thinker, Problem Solver, Solver, Ratiocinator, Reasoner, Rocket Scientist, Speculator
Derivative terms: Think
Definition of Thinker
1. n. One who thinks; especially and chiefly, one who thinks in a particular manner; as, a close thinker; a deep thinker; a coherent thinker.
Definition of Thinker
1. Noun. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating ¹
2. Noun. An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thinker
1. one that thinks [n -S] - See also: thinks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thinker
Literary usage of Thinker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Berkeley, D.D., Bishop of Cloyne by George Berkeley, John Dewey, Ferdinand Gregorovius, George Sampson, Annie Hamilton, Arthur James Balfour Balfour (1898)
"The progress of a free-thinker towards atheism. 7. Joint imposture of the priest and
... The free-thinker's method in making converts and discoveries. 9. ..."
2. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1874)
"STRAUSS AS A PHILOSOPHICAL thinker.*—Dr. Krauth has done the public an ...
The author of the Review, Dr. Hermann * Straws <ua Philosophical thinker. ..."