thinker

[ thing-ker ]

noun

1. a person who thinks, think, as in a specified way or manner:

   a slow thinker.

2. a person who has a well-developed faculty for thinking, think, as a philosopher, theorist, or scholar:

   the great thinkers.

Other Words From

• non·thinker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thinker¹

First recorded in 1400–50, thinker is from the late Middle English word thenkare. See think ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

“They’ve knelt since their freshman year, when the Black Lives Matter movement was going on, and, in this program, we raise critical thinkers to make decisions for what’s important to them,” Kohan said.

From Los Angeles Times

To follow England regularly is to know they actually train ferociously hard, and Stokes and McCullum are two of the most innovative thinkers the game has known.

From BBC

To bridge the gap between hype and tangible development, they say, a new generation of interdisciplinary thinkers must be cultivated.

From Science Daily

Roberts possessed all the characteristics Pebley was looking for in a new head coach: forward thinker, developer of people and leader.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have an incredibly deep talent of great thinkers and strategists who are going to be able to take that work on.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• brain
• philosopher