theorist
/ˈθɪəɹɪst/US/ˈθiːəɹəst/
theorist noun: someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.
Noun
theorist (plural theorists)
- Someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.
- The works of Wilhelm Weitling (1808-71) stand out amid the communist utopias of the 1840s not because he was in any sense a forerunner of Marx, but because he was himself a member of the working class and therefore a better exponent of its attitude at the time than were theorists belonging to the...1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
- Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains.2012 January, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86
- Synonyms:
- theoretician, theorizer, theoriser
theorist meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic
theorist in Tamil
- கோட்பாட்டு அறிஞர், கோட்பாட்டாளர், கொள்கைவாதி, கொள்கையாளர்
theorist in Marathi
- someone who constructs theories
- सैद्धांतिक saiddhāntik, उपपत्तिकार upapattikār
theorist in Urdu
- ماہر نظریہ
theorist in Arabic
- someone who constructs theories
- مُنَظِّر munaẓẓir
More languagesFewer languages
- theorist in Indonesian
- teoretikus
- theorist in Persian
- تئوریسین te'orisian
Examples of theorist in a sentence
- In short, what the theorist has given Smith is a new way of talking about some important goings on in the lives of others.
- Theorists of 18th- and 19th-century revolutions emphasized the importance of rising expectations as a catalyst.
- Gaylors, as these conspiracy theorists call themselves, are convinced that Swift's past friendships were actually romantic entanglements.
Synonyms of theorist
Forms of theorist
| plural | theorists |
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Origin of theorist
From theory + -ist.
Words formed from theorist
Phrases with theorist
Questions about theorist
- What does theorist mean?
- Theorist means someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.
- What is theorist in Tamil?
- Theorist in Tamil is கோட்பாட்டு அறிஞர், கோட்பாட்டாளர், கொள்கைவாதி. See Theorist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is theorist?
- Theorist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce theorist?
- Theorist is pronounced /ˈθɪəɹɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of theorist?
- The plural of theorist is theorists.
Words near theorist in the dictionary
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