Thinker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an important intellectual

someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɪŋkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɪŋkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɪŋkə/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪŋkɚ/.

Examples

the great minds of the 17th century

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mind creative thinker

Parts of Speech

noun	an important intellectual “the great minds of the 17th century”
noun	someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

Word Forms

think

verb

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Denker

ein bedeutender Intellektueller

🇫🇷French

penseur

un intellectuel important

🇪🇸Spanish

pensador

un intelectual importante

🇮🇹Italian

pensatore

un intellettuale importante

🇳🇱Dutch

denker

een belangrijke intellectueel

🇵🇹Portuguese

pensador

um importante intelectual

🇷🇺Russian

мыслитель

важный интеллектуал

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोचने वाला

एक महत्वपूर्ण बुद्धिजीवी

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তাবিদ

একজন গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বুদ্ধিজীবী

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்தனையாளர்

ஒரு முக்கியமான அறிவுஜீவி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచనాపరుడు

ఒక ముఖ్యమైన మేధావి

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारवंत

एक महत्त्वाचा विचारवंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારક

એક મહત્વપૂર્ણ બૌદ્ધિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಂತಕ

ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಬುದ್ಧಿಜೀವಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്തകൻ

ഒരു പ്രധാന ബുദ്ധിജീവി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚਾਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਬੁੱਧੀਜੀਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مفکر

ایک اہم دانشور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

思想家

一位重要的知识分子

🇯🇵Japanese

思想家

重要な知識人

🇰🇷Korean

사상가

중요한 지식인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà tư tưởng

một trí thức quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

นักคิด

ปัญญาชนที่สำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemikir

seorang intelektual penting

🇵🇭Filipino

palaisip

isang mahalagang intelektwal

🇲🇾Malay

pemikir

seorang intelektual yang penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفكر

مثقف مهم

🇮🇷Persian

متفکر

یک روشنفکر مهم

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünür

önemli bir entelektüel

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹגֶה

אינטלקטואל חשוב

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