Theoretician

Pronunciation: /ˌθiːərəˈtɪʃən/

Theoretician (noun)

  1. A person who studies ideas and theories to explain how something works, often without doing practical work.
  2. A person who thinks mainly about general principles and models rather than real situations or direct results.

Examples

  • The theoretician studies ideas before testing them in experiments.
  • The results surprised the theoretician after the new data arrived.