Other forms: philosophers
A philosopher is somebody who studies the deepest questions of existence. A moral philosopher, ask a philosopher, the Greek philosophers.
The Greek means lover of wisdom, and Pythagoras is said to have chosen the word because claiming to be wise was too much. Natural philosopher was the name for a scientist until the nineteenth century.
1nounphilosopherSomebody who studies the deepest questions of existence.
“The Greek philosopher Socrates taught by asking his students questions.”
philosopher is a thinker.
Greek philosophos means a lover of wisdom, from philos, loving, plus sophia, wisdom.
Ancient Greek
φιλόσοφος
Latin
philosophus
Middle French
philosophe
Middle English
philosophre
English, today
philosopher
From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman - or Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος literally “lover of wisdom” + -er. Credited as having been coined by Pythagoras to describe himself. Displaced native Old English ūþwita.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA