Thinker
/ˈθɪŋ.kər/noun
A person who thinks, especially in a serious or reflective way.
Did you know?The English ancestor of think is tied to a prehistoric root meaning “to feel” or “to perceive,” showing that early thinking was understood as a kind of inner sensing, not just reasoning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tong- / *tenk-
“to feel, perceive, consider”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þankōjaną
“to think, feel, intend”
Old English
OE
þencan
“to think, consider, intend”
Middle English
ME
thenken
“to think, remember, intend”
Late Middle English
ME
thinker
“one who thinks”