n. any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th century French Enlightenment.
n. an incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A philosophaster; a philosopher.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See philosoph.
Word Usage
"At eleven, Monsieur Vigo and I were talking "philosophe" over a wonderful breakfast under the awning, as we dropped down between the forest-lined shores of the Ohio."