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IPA transcription: ['θɪŋkɚ]

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Noun

  • an important intellectual

    “the great minds of the 17th century”

  • someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

Usage examples

  • Ralph Winter was probably the most creative thinker I have ever known.
  • This often put him at odds with statesmen and thinkers alike.
  • It is purely descriptive and uninfluenced by the viewpoints of modern thinkers.
  • He is a very respectable thinker.
  • It was organized by Forthinker Incorporated Philippines.
  • Even the greatest Jewish thinker is no more than talented.
  • Gehlen's philosophy has been influential for many contemporary neoconservative German thinkers.
  • Politically, he was regarded as a thinker of the New Left.
  • While these were prominent thinkers, their opponents-Plato and Aristotle-had greater effect.
  • Other notable influences include Cicero and other Pre-Christian thinkers.