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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats