theorician
(θiːɒˈrɪʃən)
[f. (after F. théoricien) on theoric n. + -ian; cf. logician, physician, etc.]
A holder of a theory; = theorist.
| 1841 Blackw. Mag. L. 16 To examine Mr. Porter the statistician, to discover a decisive refutation of Mr. Porter the free-trade theorician. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 3/1 Some editors..believed, at the promptings of jealous theoricians, that the Pasteur system was a fallacy. 1905 Athenæum 16 Sept. 365/1 Two other poets..are..considered in these pages; and then some theoricians. |