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think·er
(thĭng′kər)n.
1. One who devotes much time to thought or meditation.
2. One who thinks or reasons in a certain way: a careful thinker.
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think•er
(ˈθɪŋ kər)n.
1. a person who thinks, esp. in a specified way or manner: a quick thinker.
2. a person who has a well-developed faculty for thinking: the great thinkers.
[1400–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  thinker - an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively |
| 2. | thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision) intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively brainworker, brain-worker - someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems classifier - a person who creates classifications divergent thinker - a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions excogitator - a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly arranger, organizer, organiser - a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise; "she was the organizer of the meeting" philosophiser, philosophizer - someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view convergent thinker, problem solver, solver - a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution ratiocinator, reasoner - someone who reasons logically rocket scientist - a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out" speculator - someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts |
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thinker
noun philosopher, intellect (informal), wise man, sage, brain (informal), theorist, mastermind, mahatma some of the world's greatest thinkers
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thinker
noun1. A person who seeks reason and truth by thinking and meditation:
2. A person of great mental ability:
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Translations
مفكرمُفَكِّر
myslitel
tænker
hugsuîur
mysliteľ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
thinker
[ˈθɪŋkər] n → penseur/euse m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thinker
n → Denker(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thinker
[ˈθɪŋkəʳ] n → pensatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
think
(θiŋk) – past tense, past participle thought (θoːt) – verb1. (often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind. Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.
2. to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe. He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.
3. to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision. I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.
4. to imagine or expect. I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.
noun the act of thinking. Go and have a think about it.
ˈthinker noun a person who thinks, especially deeply and constructively. He's one of the world's great thinkers.
-thought-out planned. a well-thought-out campaign.
think better of1. to think again and decide not to; to reconsider. He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.
2. to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc. I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.
think highly/well/badly etc of to have a good, or bad, opinion of. She thought highly of him and his poetry.
think little of / not think much of to have a very low opinion of. He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.
think of1. to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider. You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?
2. to remember. I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.
3. (with would, ~should, ~not, ~never etc) to be willing to do (something). I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.
think out to plan; to work out in the mind. He thought out the whole operation.
think over to think carefully about; to consider all aspects of (an action, decision etc). He thought it over, and decided not to go.
think twice (often with about) to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do). I would think twice about going, if I were you.
think up to invent; to devise. He thought up a new process.
think the world of to be very fond of. He thinks the world of his wife.
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