† philosophling Obs. rare.
[f. philosoph or F. philosophe + -ling.]
A petty philosopher; a tyro in philosophy; = philosophaster.
| 1815 J. Gilchrist Labyrinth Demolished 8 Bewildered bewildering Aristotelian philosophlings. Ibid. 24 If the intellectual philosophling trouble the world with any more of his familiar notions. |