philosophers
USfuh-LOS-uh-furz/fəˈlɑsəfɚz/UKfi-LOS-uh-fuhz/fɪˈlɒsəfəz/
- 1Plural of philosopher.
Ancient philosophers disagreed sharply about the nature of the soul.
The conference brought together philosophers from a dozen universities.
Note
A regular plural, made with a plain -s and no change to the stem, so it carries every meaning the singular has. Some of those meanings matter mainly in older texts. In archaic use, philosophers could be scholars of any branch of knowledge, including fields later counted as science. In obsolete use, they could be alchemists. Today the word normally means students or scholars of philosophy.
philosophers is a form of philosopher
philosopher, noun: A scholar or expert who takes part in or contributes to philosophical inquiry. Full entry
- Forms
- philosopherphilosophers plural
- Spelling
- philosopher → philosophers: add -s
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