Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a specialist in philosophy;
2.
a wise person who is calm and rational;
someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Philosopher \Phi*los"o*pher\, n. [OE. philosophre, F.
philosophe, L. philosophus, Gr. filo`sofos; fi`los loving +
sofo`s wise. Cf. Philosophy.]
1. One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to,
philosophy.
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Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of
the Stoics, encountered him. --Acts xvii.
18.
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2. One who reduces the principles of philosophy to practice
in the conduct of life; one who lives according to the
rules of practical wisdom; one who meets or regards all
vicissitudes with calmness.
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3. An alchemist. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Philosopher's stone, an imaginary stone which the
alchemists formerly sought as the instrument of converting
the baser metals into gold.
[1913 Webster] Philosophic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
philosopher
n 1: a specialist in philosophy
2: a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a
life of reason with equanimity