theorist: Meaning and Definition of

the•o•rist

Pronunciation: (thē'ur-ist, thēr'-), [key]
— n.
  1. a person who theorizes.
  2. a person who deals mainly with the theory of a subject: a theorist in medical research.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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