Metaphysicist
[met-uh-fuh-zish-uh n] /ˌmɛt ə fəˈzɪʃ ən/
noun
1.
a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
n.
1590s, from Middle French métaphysicien (14c.); see metaphysics + -ian.
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