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theorist

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the·o·rist  (thr-st, thîrst)
n.
One who theorizes; a theoretician.
theorist [ˈθɪəˌrɪst]
n
the originator of a theory; a person who is concerned with theory; a theoretician
theorist
a person who forms theories or who specializes in the theory of a particular subject.
See also: Ideas, Learning
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.theorist - someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorizer
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
science, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
Translations
theorist [ˈθɪərɪst] n → teorico/a
theorist [ˈθɪərɪst] n → teorico/a


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With Pfuel was Wolzogen, who expressed Pfuel's thoughts in a more comprehensible way than Pfuel himself (who was a harsh, bookish theorist, self-confident to the point of despising everyone else) was able to do.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Would it be wonderful if, under the pressure of all these difficulties, the convention should have been forced into some deviations from that artificial structure and regular symmetry which an abstract view of the subject might lead an ingenious theorist to bestow on a Constitution planned in his closet or in his imagination?
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
" Then, with one of those turns that convinced her aunt that she was not mad really and convinced observers of another type that she was not a barren theorist, she added: "Though in the case of Carter Paterson I should want it to be a very long engagement indeed, I must say.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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