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penseur

thinker

noun pahn-SUHR Rare

Usage Note

Penseur is most famous through Auguste Rodin's sculpture Le Penseur (The Thinker), one of the world's most recognised works of art. The feminine form is penseuse, though it is less common. A grand penseur (great thinker) is a standard way to describe a major intellectual or philosopher.

Examples

"Rodin a sculpté un célèbre penseur."

Natural Translation

Rodin sculpted a famous thinker.

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