noun
- philosophers who study ontology, the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of being and existence
Usage: academic; philosophy
Examples
- The conference brought together leading ontologists from universities around the world.
- Medieval ontologists debated whether abstract concepts like numbers truly exist.
- Modern ontologists examine questions about what kinds of things exist in reality.
- The department hired two new ontologists to strengthen their philosophy program.
- These ontologists argue that physical objects are the only things that truly exist.
- Contemporary ontologists use formal logic to analyze concepts of existence.