thinker

CEFRB1

/ˈθɪŋ.kəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who spends time thinking deeply.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.

Examples

  • Between you and me, he's a shallow thinker.

  • Freud's insights into human behavior led to him being honored as a profound thinker.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈθɪŋ.kɚ] ~ [ˈθɪŋ.kɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The brain; the mind.

  2. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.

  3. A poser; a conundrum that requires some thinking.

More examples

In context

  • HANK: The NRA is a Washington D.C. based organization. Are you telling me you support Washington D.C.? DALE: That's a thinker.

  • The doer and the thinker No allowance for the other.

  • "Well, I tried to do like you and grandfather say; don't use my thinker, use imagination."

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Origin

noun

From Middle English thinkere, equivalent to think + -er. Compare West Frisian tinker (“thinker”), Dutch denker (“thinker”), German Denker (“thinker”), Danish tænker (“thinker”), Swedish tänkare (“thinker”).