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philosopher
noun(phi-los-o-pher)a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : scholar, thinker
philosopher
noun(phi-los-o-pher)a student of philosophy
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noun(phi-los-o-pher)a person whose philosophical perspective makes meeting trouble with equanimity easier
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noun(phi-los-o-pher)an imaginary stone, substance, or chemical preparation believed to have the power of transmuting baser metals into gold and sought by alchemists; broadly : an elusive or imaginary key to success —called also philosophers' stone
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noun(phi-los-o-pher)natural science; especially : physical science