theorist

noun

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

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That the school’s theorists didn’t understand crime. Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 3 June 2025 Since space-time reacts to the matter in it, theorists expect that any matter particles in a superposition of occupying two different locations should force space-time into a superposition of two distortions. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025 Complexity theorists may need a different approach to the P versus L problem. Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025 From anarchists to orders Antonio Gramsci, the early 20th-century Italian Marxist theorist, expanded the concept of hegemony beyond international relations into a class analysis. Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for theorist

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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 19 Jun. 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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