# philosophist

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A practitioner or adherent of philosophism.
2. Synonym of philosopher.

## Etymology
From philosophy + -ist. First attested in the late 1500s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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