speculatist

Etymology

From speculate + -ist.

speculatist means someone who makes speculative theories or deals in abstract ideas; a theorist. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Someone who makes speculative theories or deals in abstract ideas; a theorist.“The very ingenious speculatist, Mr. Hume, seems to wish as well as think, that as death is unavoidable by the political as well as the animal body, the British constitution may die in the arms of despotism.”