thinker

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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪŋ.kəɹ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(r)

thinker (plural thinkers)

1. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
2. An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.

• Adjectives often applied to "thinker": creative, deep, critical, great, strategic, original, political, clear, social, brilliant, logical, liberal, conservative, influential, lateral, radical, religious, profound, abstract.

• deep thinker

• rethink