Theorist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Theorist \The"o*rist\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]oriste.]
     One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation;
     a speculatist. --Cowper.
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           The greatest theoretists have given the preference to


           such a government as that which obtains in this
           kingdom.                                 --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  theorist
       n : someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) [syn: {theoretician},
            {theorizer}, {theoriser}]