intellectuel

Definitions of intellectuel
  1. noun
    a person who uses the mind creatively
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    bacon
    English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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    cerveau
    an intellectual; a very studious and academic person
    cerveau, génie
    someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    conseiller, sage
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
    femme de science, homme de science, savant
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    douteur, sceptique
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
    théoricien
    someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
    cerveau, penseur
    an important intellectual
    devin
    a person with unusual powers of foresight
    bibliographe
    someone trained in compiling bibliographies
    bibliophile
    someone who loves (and usually collects) books
    devin
    someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
    docteur
    a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
    diseur de bonne aventure
    someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
    historien, historiographe
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
    humaniste
    a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
    initié, érudit
    someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    diplômé, lic.
    holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
    maître
    someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
    arrangeur, organisateur
    a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
    bouquineur, scolastique
    a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
    pessimiste
    a person who expects the worst
    philosophe
    a specialist in philosophy
    prodige
    an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
    lecteur
    a person who enjoys reading
    gourou, sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
    spéculateur
    someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
    théologien
    someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  2. noun
    an intellectual; a very studious and academic person
    synonyms: cerveau
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