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theorist

[thee-er-ist, theer-] / ˈθi ər ɪst, ˈθɪər- /
NOUN
philosopher
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The results so far are already confounding theorists.

From Science Magazine

Likewise, political theorist Hannah Arendt, the 20th century's foremost expert on the subject, has written that "the fascists of the 1930s elevated cruelty to a major virtue because it contradicted society's humanitarian and liberal hypocrisy."

From Salon

But theorists are loath to tinker with it because it explains so many things so well: the observed distribution of galaxies, the abundances of primordial gases, and the accelerating expansion of the universe.

From Science Magazine

The result, according to misinformed conspiracy theorists: A nightmare scenario in which residents would be confined in open-air prisons fenced off into siloed zones.

From New York Times

Then there's the fact that Trump has been trying to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 to turn the villains into heroes, much as conspiracy theorists have tried to do with the Branch Davidians.

From Salon