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thinker

/ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/ noun B2
  1. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
  2. An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.
  3. The brain; the mind. (slang)
  4. A poser; a conundrum that requires some thinking. (slang)

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He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 105 · B2
A moment later he was the cold and practical thinker once more.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 98 · C1
Now I am aware that he is not only one of the heads of the medical school of the university, but a thinker of European reputation in more than one branch of science.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 112 · C1

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