theorist

noun

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

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This is precisely as the great media theorist Marshall McLuhan predicted. David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Mak and Shan hope that this abundance will let theorists predict ways to create superconductivity that experiments can confirm. Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025 Australia’s doof theorists of the noughties had their American counterparts, including Scott Hutson, now Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025 On Wednesday, Microsoft released an update on its efforts to build quantum computing hardware based on the physics of quasiparticles that have largely been the domain of theorists. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for theorist

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First Known Use

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 14 Mar. 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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