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thinker

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think·er  (thngkr)
n.
1. One who devotes much time to thought or meditation.
2. One who thinks or reasons in a certain way: a careful thinker.
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Noun1.thinkerthinker - an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
2.thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
brain-worker, brainworker - someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
classifier - a person who creates classifications
divergent thinker - a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions
excogitator - a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly
muser, ponderer, ruminator, muller - a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
arranger, organizer, organiser - a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise; "she was the organizer of the meeting"
philosophiser, philosophizer - someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view
convergent thinker, problem solver, solver - a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution
ratiocinator, reasoner - someone who reasons logically
rocket scientist - a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out"
speculator - someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

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Zarathustra had more courage in his body than any other thinker before or after him.
He was the greatest metaphysical genius whom the world has seen; and in him, more than in any other ancient thinker, the germs of future knowledge are contained.
By the paradox already noted, articles of valuable intelligence and enthusiasm were presented with headlines apparently written by an illiterate maniac, headlines such as "Darwin Chews Dirt; Critic Boulnois says He Jumps the Shocks"--or "Keep Catastrophic, says Thinker Boulnois.
 
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