7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun an important intellectual
noun someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
originFrom Middle English thinkere, equivalent to think + -er. Compare West Frisian tinker (“thinker”), Dutch denker (“thinker”), German Denker (“thinker”), Danish tænker (“thinker”), Swedish tänkare (“thinker”).
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