Philosopher
Philosopher , noun
[Old English philosophre, French philosophe, Latin philosophus, Greek filo`sofos; fi`los loving + sofo`s wise. Compare Philosophy.]
1.
One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to, philosophy.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him.
2.
One who reduces the principles of philosophy to practice in the conduct of life; one who lives according to the rules of practical wisdom; one who meets or regards all vicissitudes with calmness.
3.
An alchemist. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Collocations (1)
Philosopher's stone , an imaginary stone which the alchemists formerly sought as the instrument of converting the baser metals into gold.