philosopher

/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/

philosopher means A lover of wisdom.

philosopher is pronounced /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/.

Etymology

From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman or Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”) + -er. Credited as having been coined by Pythagoras to describe himself. Displaced native Old English ūþwita.

noun

A lover of wisdom.
A student of philosophy.
A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.
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.e.g.“Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoikes, encountred him” — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 17:18:
A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.
An alchemist.e.g.“Then thus conclude I, since that God of heaven Will not that these philosophers neven How that a man shall come unto this stone, I rede as for the best to let it gon.” — 1813, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Canon's Yeoman's Tale:

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