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–noun
1.
a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in
ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
2.
a person who is deeply versed in philosophy.
3.
a person who establishes the central ideas of some movement,
cult, etc.
4.
a person who regulates his or her life, actions, judgments,
utterances, etc., by the light of philosophy or reason.
5.
a person who is rationally or sensibly calm, especially under
trying circumstances.
6.
Obsolete . an alchemist or occult scientist.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, variant of philosophre <
Anglo-French ( Middle French philosophe < Latin philosophus );
replacing Old English philosoph < Latin philosophus < Greek
philósophos philosopher, equivalent to philo- philo- + soph (
ía ) wisdom ( see -sophy) + -os noun suffix
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