knower
One who understands
A knower is someone who knows something—one who possesses knowledge or understanding.
The word appears most often in philosophical contexts discussing the relationship between knower and known: The knower cannot be separated from what is known.
In casual use, it suggests insider status: She's a knower of secrets.
Learned, studious person
- academicRelating to education or theory
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- theoristDeveloper of explanatory systems
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
thinker · sage · erudite · genius · savant · polymath · bibliophile · researcher
Seeker of sacred truth
- seerOne who envisions futures
- gnosticRelating to mystical insight
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
- initiateTo set in motion
oracle · shaman · prophet · visionary · adept · awakened · illuminated · seeker
Given essential information
- apprisedGave pertinent information
- notifiedTold of something
- advisedGave guidance to
- updatedMade current or modern
versed · privy · forewarned · acquainted · clued-in · educated · instructed · insider
Mentally present and alert
- mindfulConsciously attentive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- attentivePaying close notice
observant · vigilant · awake · sensitive · responsive · discerning · noticing · heedful
scholar
Learned, studious person
- academicRelating to education or theory
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- theoristDeveloper of explanatory systems
intellectual · thinker · sage · erudite · genius · savant · polymath · bibliophile · researcher · professor
mystic
Seeker of sacred truth
- seerOne who envisions futures
- gnosticRelating to mystical insight
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
initiate · oracle · shaman · prophet · visionary · adept · awakened · illuminated · seeker · yogi
briefed
Given essential information
updated · versed · privy · forewarned · acquainted · clued-in · educated · instructed · insider · well-read
conscious
Mentally present and alert
- mindfulConsciously attentive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- alertWarning or watchfulness
attentive · observant · vigilant · awake · sensitive · responsive · discerning · noticing · heedful · watchful
specialist
Expert in one field
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
guru · adept · pundit · connoisseur · maven · master · savant · whiz · ace · proficient
- Samkhyarajas, unmanifest, manifest, enumeration, dualism
- I knowAcknowledgment of awareness
- you knowFiller seeking confirmation
- let me knowRequest for information
- get to knowBecome acquainted with
- know betterUnderstand enough to avoid foolishness
- you never knowUncertainty about outcomes
know, knowledge, known, knowing, unknown, acknowledge, acknowledged, knowingly, knowledgeable