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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

philosopher [fɪ'lɔsəfər]
  1. 1. noun [c] 哲学家

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

philosopher [fɪˈlɒsəfər]
  1. 1. n.[c] 哲学家
    The problem for the philosophers was: how to prove the generally accepted notion to be false.
    哲学家面临问题在于如何证明大众普遍接受概念实为谬误
  2. 2. n.[c] 豁达的人,泰然自若的人
  3. 3. n.[c] 哲人贤人
    For the ancient Chinese, to be a philosopher or to be wise is simply to be human.
    中国古人而言,当一个哲人智者起码具备人道精神

Collins English-English Dictionary

philosopher [fɪ'lɒsəfə]
  1. 1. n a student, teacher, or devotee of philosophy
  2. 2. n a person of philosophical temperament, esp one who is patient, wise, and stoical
  3. 3. n (formerly) an alchemist or devotee of occult science
  4. 4. n a person who establishes the ideology of a cult or movement
    the philosopher of the revolution

Examples

a cracker-barrel philosopher
平凡无奇的哲学家
a cracker-barrel philosopher
a professed philosopher
哲学家
philosopher
哲人
sage; philosopher

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