thinker

[thing-ker]

noun

1. a person who thinks, think, as in a specified way or manner.

   a slow thinker.

2. a person who has a well-developed faculty for thinking, think, as a philosopher, theorist, or scholar.

   the great thinkers.

Other Word Forms

• nonthinker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thinker¹

First recorded in 1400–50, thinker is from the late Middle English word thenkare. See think ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

LIV was a company full of bold thinkers and innovators and mavericks who weren’t afraid to leave predictable jobs to move to this opportunity.

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Bush, a Republican, said in his eulogy: "In a profession that attracts talkers, he was a thinker and a listener."

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This time, she wanted a citation model that compensated the 46 thinkers who shaped her understanding of the subject.

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Whoever is in charge of closing the classroom door for an hour of valuable instruction ought to possess a solid knowledge base and be a critical thinker, not an AI “frequent flier.”

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Chimpanzees may share more with human thinkers than researchers once realized.

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Related Words

• brain 
• philosopher