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Noun
/ˈTHiNGkər/,
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thinkers, plural;
  1. A person who thinks deeply and seriously

  2. A person with highly developed intellectual powers, esp. one whose profession involves intellectual activity
    • - a leading scientific thinker

  1. an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"
  2. someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
  3. Thinker, in comics, may refer to: *Thinker (DC Comics) a DC Comics character who uses a telepathic helmet *Mad Thinker, a Marvel Comics character who uses robot minions
  4. The Thinker is the name of four supervillains in the DC Comics universe.
  5. The Thinker (Le Penseur) is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy.
  6. The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia cultivar 'The Thinker' was selected by M. Hayman from a tree on the campus of the University of Louisville, Kentucky.
  7. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating; An intellectual
  8. (Thinkering) A blend of thinking and tinkering, this refers to a process in which working with physical (and sometimes virtual) objects can serve to stimulate productive inquiry, learning, and new ideas. ...
  9. (Thinkers) They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.
  10. 1) One who destroys philosophies. 2) One who can make others think.
  11. (originally titled The Poet, after Dante) was to become one of the most well-known sculptures in the world. The original was a 27.5 inch-high bronze piece created between 1879 and 1889, designed for the Gates' lintel, from which the figure would gaze down upon Hell. ...
  12. a person who aims where your head ought to be.
  13. A computer that controls all automatic and environmental functions of Rapture. Its creator, Charles Milton Porter, programmed sentience into it just before his betrayal. Also, the final level of the Minerva's Den pack, and the copy of Rodin's sculpture The Thinker in the lobby of the RCC.
  14. Part of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek garden