thinker

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an important intellectual
  2. noun someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

Etymology

From Middle English thinkere, equivalent to think + -er. Compare West Frisian tinker (“thinker”), Dutch denker (“thinker”), German Denker (“thinker”), Danish tænker (“thinker”), Swedish tänkare (“thinker”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

creative thinker, mind

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