Associations to the word «Philosopher»

Wiktionary

PHILOSOPHER, noun. A person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.
PHILOSOPHER, noun. (obsolete) An alchemist.
PHILOSOPHER KING, noun. A very wise ruler.

Dictionary definition

PHILOSOPHER, noun. A specialist in philosophy.
PHILOSOPHER, noun. A wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley