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philosophist

philosophist noun: a practitioner or adherent of philosophism.

Noun

philosophist (plural philosophists)

  1. A practitioner or adherent of philosophism.
  2. (rare) Synonym of philosopher.
    Synonyms:
    philosopher

Synonyms of philosophist

Forms of philosophist

pluralphilosophists

Origin of philosophist

From philosophy + -ist. First attested in the late 1500s.

Questions about philosophist

What does philosophist mean?
Philosophist means a practitioner or adherent of philosophism.
What part of speech is philosophist?
Philosophist is a noun.
What is the plural of philosophist?
The plural of philosophist is philosophists.

Words near philosophist in the dictionary

  1. philosophises
  2. philosophising
  3. philosophisings
  4. philosophism
  5. philosophisms
  6. philosophist
  7. philosophistic
  8. philosophistical
  9. philosophists
  10. philosophizability
  11. philosophizable

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