Thinker

Definitions

1. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
2. An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.
3. The brain; the mind.
   slang
4. A poser; a conundrum that requires some thinking.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“The doer and the thinker No allowance for the other.”

“From his studies of these thinkers and activists, Mr. Obama took what he called the “Niebuhrian” lesson that we can have⟳ “a cleareyed view⟳ of the world and the realities of cruelty and sin and greed and violence, and yet, still maintain⟳ a sense⟳ of hope⟳ and possibility, as an act of will and leap⟳ of faith.””

“"Well, I tried to do like⟳ you and grandfather say⟳; don't use⟳ my thinker, use⟳ imagination."”

“HANK: The NRA is a Washington D.C. based organization. Are you telling me you support⟳ Washington D.C.? DALE: That's a thinker.”

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