thermophile. n. 1. (Biology) an organism, esp a bacterium or plant, that thrives under warm conditions. adj. 2. (Biology) thriving under warm conditions.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: problem solver, solver, convergent thinker (noun). a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution.
1 Problem-solving: Requires a student to use previously learned knowledge to solve a problem. 2  Students must see relationships between knowledge and the problem, diagnose materials, situations, and environments, separate problems into components parts, and relate parts to one another and the whole.