thinker

Word family  noun think rethink thinker thinking the unthinkable adjective thinkable ≠ unthinkable thinking ≠ unthinking verb think rethink adverb unthinkingly

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think·er /ˈθɪŋkə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  RPTHINK ABOUTsomeone who thinks carefully about important subjects such as science or philosophy, especially someone who is famous for thinking of new ideas 思想家 great thinkers such as Kant and Schopenhauer 康德、叔本华等伟大的思想家2. an independent/positive/free etc thinker a person who thinks in a particular way 独立思考的人/思想积极的人/思想自由的人等

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thinker• thinkers such as Sartre and Camus• Binh was a man of ideas, a thinker ahead of his times.• Barney was an advanced thinker, a believer in catharsis.• But most religious thinkers accommodated themselves fairly rapidly to the basic concept of evolution.• You're one of the world's thinkers.• No serious thinker can make a valid argument that to discriminate based on species is acceptable.• The thinker enters the mind of the other as an observer not as an actor.• Our society values thinkers and is quite good at training thinkers.• For others, the review simply proved that obesity researchers are yo-yo thinkers.nThe ThinkerThink·er, The /ˈθɪŋkə $ -ər/  na sculpture by Auguste rodin of a man sitting and thinking with his elbow on his knee and his chin on his hand

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someone Corpus such science about carefully who important subjects as thinks

Thinker
Think‧er, The /ˈθɪŋkəʳ/
a sculpture by Auguste Rodin of a man sitting and thinking with his elbow on his knee and his chin on his hand

thinker
think‧er /ˈθɪŋkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. someone who thinks carefully about important subjects such as science or philosophy, especially someone who is famous for thinking of new ideas:
    great thinkers such as Kant and Schopenhauer
2. an independent/a positive/a free etc thinker a person who thinks in a particular way

think·erBrE /ˈθɪŋkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθɪŋkər/ 🔊 nouna person who thinks seriously, and often writes about important things, such as philosophy or science 思想家◆Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. 爱因斯坦是 20 世纪最伟大的思想家之一。🔊🔊a person who thinks in a particular way 思想…的人◆a clear thinker思路清晰的人