Meaning

6 senses
  1. A lover of wisdom.

  2. A student of philosophy.

    Philosoph, Philosophin

    фило́софfilósof

    філо́софfilósof

    a specialist in philosophy

  3. A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.

  4. (archaic)A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.

    a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

  5. (archaic)A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.

  6. (obsolete)An alchemist.

Examples

114 sentences
  1. I wanted to become a philosopher.

    Я хотів стати філософом.

    ruЯ хотел стать философом.

    deIch wollte Philosoph werden.

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  2. Who's your favorite philosopher?

    Хто ваш улюблений філософ?

    ruКто ваш любимый философ?

    deWer ist Ihr Lieblingsphilosoph?

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  3. You're a philosopher, aren't you?

    Ви філософ, чи не так?

    ruДа вы, батенька, философ?

    deSie sind Philosoph, nicht wahr?

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  4. Who was the greatest philosopher that ever lived?

    deWer war der größte Philosoph, der jemals lebte?

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  5. You're quite a philosopher.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person devoted to studying philosophy:
Русский
By meaning 1
person devoted to studying philosophy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person devoted to studying philosophy:

Origin

From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman or Middle French philosophe, from Latin

From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman or Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”) + -er.

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