thinker
part of speech
noun (a thinker, thinkers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A thinker is a person who thinks deeply and carefully, especially about important or difficult ideas. tree →
2) A thinker is a famous philosopher or writer whose ideas changed how people see the world. tree →
3) A thinker is anyone who thinks in a certain way, as in «a quick thinker» or «a creative thinker». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, teachers praise «independent thinkers» and «critical thinkers» who ask questions and check reasons; in history and RE, great thinkers like Socrates are studied. In stories, a thinker is the quiet clever one who works out the plan. Phrases: «a deep thinker», «a free thinker», «a quick thinker», «great thinkers».
examples
- Ella is a deep thinker who asks big questions. tree →
- Socrates was one of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece. tree →
- A quick thinker grabbed the rope and saved the dog. tree →
- Our teacher wants us to be critical thinkers. tree →
- The famous statue «The Thinker» shows a man resting his chin on his hand. tree →
- He is a slow thinker but a careful one. tree →
- Great thinkers have argued about right and wrong for thousands of years. tree →
note
Countable: a thinker, thinkers. From «think» + «-er». «Thinker» usually sounds like praise, but «a muddled thinker» or «a wishful thinker» are not. Do not confuse with «thicker» (more thick).
In the corpora
- Both sides have real points, and a clever thinker can see each.
- Changing your mind when you hear a better reason is a sign of a good thinker.
- A good thinker asks: what is the evidence, and what is the real reason?
- Archimedes, a Greek thinker, said that with a long enough lever and a place to stand he could move the Earth.
- When the three disagree, a thinker has to weigh the reasons on each side; there is no simple formula.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «thinker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.