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philosopher en · NOUN

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/fəˈlɑsəfɚ/ (US)
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/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

(qualifier:originally) A lover of wisdom.
A student of philosophy.
A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.
- Not much later—perhaps only two or three weeks later he has discovered meaning in them; he knows that they say "The cat sat on the hat." How this happens no one really knows, despite the efforts of philosophers and psychologists over two and a half millennia to study the phenomenon. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 25:
- Their playwrights knew better. Scandal, murder, hair-rending and railing against the gods sold tickets. King is not a philosopher. He knows how to sell tickets. 2007, Harold Bloom, Bloom's Modern Critical Views: Stephen King:
(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.
- This is not the sort of happiness which a man would in general wish to owe to his wife; but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given. 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
- Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoikes, encountred him 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 17:18:
(archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.
(obsolete) An alchemist.
- Then thus conclude I, since that God of heaven Will not that these philosophers neven How that a man shall come unto this stone, I rede as for the best to let it gon. 1813, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Canon's Yeoman's Tale:
- No further progress was made in this science until the Mohammedan alchemists embarked upon their search for the philosopher's stone, the elixir of life, and a method of transmuting base metals into gold. 1945, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
phylosopher		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
philosophers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (149)

cu философъ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · id ahli pikir (person devoted to studying philosophy) · id filsuf (person devoted to studying philosophy) · txb pälskauca (person devoted to studying philosophy) · he הוֹגֵה דֵּעוֹת (person devoted to studying philosophy) · it filosofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ms ahli fikir (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ps فيلسوف (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sh фило̀зоф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sh фило̀зофкиња (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tt фәлсәфәче (person devoted to studying philosophy) · it filosofa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · la philosophus (person devoted to studying philosophy) · bg филосо́ф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · bn দার্শনিক (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sk filozofka (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tg файласуф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · uz faylasuf (person devoted to studying philosophy) · gd feallsanach (person devoted to studying philosophy) · grc φιλόσοφος (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vo jifilosopan (person devoted to studying philosophy) · kmr fîlozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · mt filosfa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cmn 哲學家 /哲学家 (person devoted to studying philosophy) · mga fellsam (person devoted to studying philosophy) · crh felsefeci (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sq filozofe (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tr felsefeci (person devoted to studying philosophy) · da filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · mk филозо́ф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · hy փիլիսոփա (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filuzofã (person devoted to studying philosophy) · mn философич (person devoted to studying philosophy) · he פִילוֹסוֹף (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sw mwanafalsafa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sk filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sga felsub (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vo filosopan (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filusof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cs filozofka (person devoted to studying philosophy) · es filósofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · an filosofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · es filósofa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · fi filosofi (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ro filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · et filosoof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vi triết gia (person devoted to studying philosophy) · nl wijsgeer (person devoted to studying philosophy) · nl filosoof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · wa filozofe (person devoted to studying philosophy) · fo heimspekingur (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cs filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ur فَلْسَفی (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ca filòsofa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · bar Philosoph (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cs mudrc (person devoted to studying philosophy) · lv filozofs (person devoted to studying philosophy) · yue 哲學家 /哲学家 (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sh filòzof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ang ūþwita (person devoted to studying philosophy) · nl filosofe (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vo hifilosopan (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ru фило́соф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tr filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ia philosopho (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sv filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · gl filósofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filusofe (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sl filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sq i dashuni i giξe tditunavet (person devoted to studying philosophy) · hu filozófus (person devoted to studying philosophy) · de Philosophin (person devoted to studying philosophy) · oc filosòfa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ms ahli falsafah (person devoted to studying philosophy) · af filosoof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · th นักปราชญ์ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ast filósofu (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ar فَيْلَسُوف (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ja 哲学者 (person devoted to studying philosophy) · mt filosfu (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ga fealsamh (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filuzof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ht filozòf (person devoted to studying philosophy) · fy wiisgear (person devoted to studying philosophy) · hsb filozofka (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sl filozofinja (person devoted to studying philosophy) · el φιλόσοφος (person devoted to studying philosophy) · th นักปรัชญา (person devoted to studying philosophy) · de Philosoph (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ca filòsof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tg хирадварз (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filuzofe (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ms filsuf (person devoted to studying philosophy) · pl umnik (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tl batnayanon (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filusoafã (person devoted to studying philosophy) · km ទស្សនវិទូ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · hi दार्शनिक (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cop ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ka ფილოსოფოსი (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cs filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filuzoafã (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ug پەيلاسوپ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · csb filozofka (person devoted to studying philosophy) · rup filusofã (person devoted to studying philosophy) · az filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · is heimspekingur (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sh filòzofkinja (person devoted to studying philosophy) · be філёзаф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tl pilosopo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ko 철학자 (person devoted to studying philosophy) · eo filozofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · pl mędrzec (person devoted to studying philosophy) · nb filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ky философ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · io filozofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · csb filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · kk философ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · sq filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · fr philosophe (person devoted to studying philosophy) · gl filósofa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · kk пәлсапашы (person devoted to studying philosophy) · pt filósofo (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vi nhà hiền triết (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vi nhà triết học (person devoted to studying philosophy) · nn filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · qu yachay wayllukuq (person devoted to studying philosophy) · pl filozofka (person devoted to studying philosophy) · cs filosofka (person devoted to studying philosophy) · fy filosoof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tg философ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · be філо́саф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · fa فیلسوف (person devoted to studying philosophy) · km ចិន្តបណ្ឌិត (person devoted to studying philosophy) · oc filosòf (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tt философ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · hsb filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · am ፈላስፋ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · lt filosofas (person devoted to studying philosophy) · lb Philosoph (person devoted to studying philosophy) · vi triết nhân (person devoted to studying philosophy) · pt filósofa (person devoted to studying philosophy) · uz filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · yi פֿילאָסאָףֿ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · tk filosof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · pl filozof (person devoted to studying philosophy) · lo ນັກປາດ (person devoted to studying philosophy) · uk філо́соф (person devoted to studying philosophy) · ro filozoafă (person devoted to studying philosophy)

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