theorist

noun

the·​o·​rist ˈthē-ə-rist How to pronounce theorist (audio)
ˈthir-ist
: a person who theorizes

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Some theorists have questioned whether the CIA or other organizations had any connection with Oswald or involvement in the killing. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, quantum information theorists have taken a different approach (opens a new tab) to handling subjectivity. Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 It was communicated in the bright, moving pixels that media theorist Marshall McLuhan warned us about in the 1960s. F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 As political theorist Sheldon Wolin keenly observed soon after, this formulation was a tellingly technocratic revision of Lincoln’s ideal, omitting the latter’s equal commitment to a government of and by the people. Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for theorist 

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First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of theorist was in 1588

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“Theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theorist. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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theorist

noun
the·​o·​rist ˈthē-ə-rəst How to pronounce theorist (audio)
ˈthi(-ə)r-əst
: a person who theorizes
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