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ˈθɪŋ kərthinker

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thinker, creative thinker, mindnoun

    an important intellectual

    "the great minds of the 17th century"

  2. thinkernoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. thinkernoun

    One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating

  2. thinkernoun

    An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thinkernoun

    One who thinks in a certain manner.

    Etymology: from think.

    No body is made any thing by hearing of rules, or laying them up in his memory; practice must settle the habit: you may as well hope to make a good musician by a lecture in the art of musick, as a coherent thinker, or strict reasoner, by a set of rules. John Locke.

    If a man had an ill-favoured nose, deep thinkers would impute the cause to the prejudice of his education. Jonathan Swift.

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  1. thinker

    A thinker is an individual who uses their intellect to critically analyze and understand complex ideas, often examining problems from multiple perspectives. This often involves deep contemplation, questioning, reasoning, and exploring possibilities to produce new insights or solutions. A thinker can also be someone who constantly generates new ideas or concepts, gives thoughtful consideration to various issues and subjects, or philosophizes about abstract concepts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thinkernoun

    one who thinks; especially and chiefly, one who thinks in a particular manner; as, a close thinker; a deep thinker; a coherent thinker

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. thinker

    1. One who destroys philosophies. 2. One who can make others think.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thinker in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thinker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of thinker in a Sentence

  1. Mariana Fulger:

    The true thinker is on the side of justice, of reason, of life.

  2. Sren Kierkegaard:

    Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

  3. Theodore Parker:

    The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.

  4. Chris Cuomo:

    The independent thinker, the open-minded person doesn’t have anywhere to go. So we are building a home for them.

  5. Thomas J. Watson:

    Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.

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