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IPA transcription: ['θɪŋkɚ]
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Noun
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an important intellectual
“the great minds of the 17th century”
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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.