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knower

knower

3 7.5
A person who understands something
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊər/
translation icon : conocedor
  • And I think that this idea of people as social knowers really leads into this network account.
  • connected knowers
  • subjective knower
  • independent knower

It's all bods of knowing, all knowers and all things known.

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Examples

  • But, in fact, there may be many reasons why particular students have difficulty becoming connected knowers.

    Academic text (2000)
  • As stated above, connected knowers want to know how others' experiences inform their beliefs and actions.

    Academic text (2000)
  • This is about the knower, right?

  • How do we know where this knower is situated?

  • We might say that the book was written from the stance of a separate knower.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The gap decreases between knower and known, between consciousness and its content.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We are unknown to ourselves, we knowers, and with good reason.

  • After all, doesn't a knower have to forge connections between information in order to know?

    Academic text (2000)
  • In particular, connected knowers carry out their investigations in a systematic and reasoned way.

    Academic text (2000)
  • A good teacher is often seen as a knower who shares valuable insights with their students.

Synonyms

understander
vsknower
1 7.5

A person who knows what someone means or feels

has identical meaning but differs as a different word form

How Knowledgeable

master
791 4.2
authority
292 4.2
expert
3.2
knower
3 7.5
layperson
14 4.9
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

knower singular
knowers plural

Morphology

knower = know (transparent) = know + er

Formed by the verb 'know' + agentive suffix '-er'; meaning 'a person who knows' is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Knower comes from the simple verb know, which comes from an old English word meaning 'to learn' or 'to get to know'. So a knower is someone who 'has knowledge' or understands something, which is exactly how the word is used today.