theoretician

[ thee-er-i-tish-uhn, theer-i- ]

noun

1. a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject:

   a military theoretician.

theoretician

/ ˌθɪərɪˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. a student or user of the theory rather than the practical aspects of a subject

Word History and Origins

Origin of theoretician¹

First recorded in 1885–90; theoretic(s) + -ian

Example Sentences

As a next step, the theoreticians examined the effects of increasing the width of the lanes and the cell clusters in their simulations.

From Science Daily

But they needed a theoretician to help them understand what was happening.

From New York Times

Mr. Barth was a practitioner and a theoretician of postmodern literature.

From New York Times

The first important detail that the film gets right is that Oppenheimer, for all of his undeniable brilliance as a theoretician, is ultimately best remembered for practical achievements rather than intellectual ones.

From Salon

Alan holds out hope because he’s a theoretician, and they like to believe weird stuff.

From Scientific American