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philosophe

philosopher

noun fee-loh-ZOF Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: Greek philosophos, 'lover of wisdom'

Also means

thinker

Usage Note

philosophe can refer to a professional philosopher or, more loosely, to someone with a calm, reflective outlook on life. The feminine form is philosophe (unchanged). During the French Enlightenment, les philosophes were a celebrated intellectual movement including Voltaire and Rousseau.

Examples

"Ce philosophe a écrit sur la liberté."

Natural Translation

This philosopher wrote about freedom.

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