theorist
pronunciation
How to pronounce theorist in British English:
UK [ˈθɪərɪst]
How to pronounce theorist in American English:
US [ˈθiərɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
Word Origin
- theorist (n.)
- "one given to theory and speculation," 1590s; see theory + -ist.
Example
- 1. There is no grand theorist like marx .
- 2. But he is not simply a theorist .
- 3. Prices dipped more than 20 % below that line and that is a bit much for a technical theorist to accept .
- 4. Few thinkers illustrate the contradictions of contemporary capitalism better than the slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist slavoj I ek .
- 5. Judt 's own career sums up the fading of france : he went from historian of france to all-purpose political theorist .