thinker

/'θiɳkə/

Thân thiện

A thinker sits quietly in a library, pondering a complex idea.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who thinks deeply and carefully: A thinker is someone who engages in serious mental activity, often to analyze problems, form ideas, or reach conclusions.
   • An intellectual; a person with original or influential ideas: A thinker can also refer to a person known for their intellectual power and contributions to a field of thought, such as philosophy or science.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She is a careful thinker who considers all options before making a decision.
  • Plato is considered one of the greatest thinkers in Western philosophy.

Advanced Usage

• "A strategic thinker": someone who thinks in terms of long-term plans and outcomes.
  • The CEO is a strategic thinker, always planning for the company's future.
• "An original thinker": someone who produces new and independent ideas.
  • Her theories were so novel that she was hailed as an original thinker.

Variants and Related Words

• Think (v): to have a conscious mind, to reason, consider, or judge.
• Thinking (n): the process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something.
• Thought (n): an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or the process of thinking.
• Thoughtful (adj): absorbed in or involving thought; showing consideration for others.

Synonyms

• Intellectual: a person possessing a highly developed intellect.
• Philosopher: a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
• Theorist: a person who forms theories or speculations.

Related Phrases

• "A deep thinker": a person who thinks profoundly about complex subjects.
  • He was known among his friends as a deep thinker, always pondering life's big questions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
2. an important intellectual
   • the great minds of the 17th century

Từ đồng nghĩa

• creative thinker
• mind