Word Type

Noun

The word "philosopher" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

nonphilosopher

Capable Of

build argument divide truth from falsehood question nature of truth think deep thoughts

Derived Terms

analytic philosopher antiphilosopher biophilosopher cyberphilosopher ecophilosopher ethnophilosopher fire philosopher foolosopher geophilosopher macaroni philosopher metaphilosopher natural philosopher neurophilosopher nonphilosopher philosopher by fire philosopher king philosopher of fire philosopher's game philosopher's lamp philosopher's stone philosopher's wool philosopher-king philosopheress philosophers' stone philosophership philosophess philosophress pseudophilosopher theophilosopher unphilosopher

Etymologically Related To

er

Context

philosophy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor doer person scholar scholarly person worker

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Aristotelian Kantian Kuhnian Marxist Platonist Popperian Spinozist aesthetician dualist empiricist epistemologist ethicist existentialist idealist logician materialist metaphysician monist nihilist ontologist pluralist rationalist realist

Type Of (IsA)

adult worker both animal and god person scholar scholarly person

Related Terms

Appendix:Glossary of philosophical isms Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/62 § philosopher Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 492. Scholar abstraction arguer author generality misosopher philosophaster philosophe philosophical philosophical method philosophicide philosophizer philosophy reason reasoner rhetorician scholar scientist sophist thinker writer

Related Terms

alchemist philosopher's stone philosophical philosophically philosophize philosophizer philosophy science

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