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theorist

[thee-er-ist, theer-] / ˈθi ər ɪst, ˈθɪər- /
NOUN
philosopher
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In December 2022, West also appeared on a podcast hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s the classic mindset of the conspiracy theorist: The absence of proof of the conspiracy is simply proof of how deep the conspiracy goes!

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Whether, as Ms. Riskin believes, he warrants full rehabilitation as a theorist, however, is another story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Take Roger Schank, an AI researcher and theorist who died in 2023.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Their approaches to physics were divergent: Lawrence was an experimentalist nonpareil, Teller a profoundly intuitive theorist.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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