Etymology

thinker

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Today it means: One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating. Full definition →

Middle English thinkere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromthinkere
  2. English todaythinker

From 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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