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ratiocinator

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ra·ti·oc·i·nate  (rsh-s-nt)
intr.v. ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ed, ra·ti·oc·i·nat·ing, ra·ti·oc·i·nates
To reason methodically and logically.
[Latin raticinr, raticint-, from rati, calculation; see ratio.]
rati·oci·nation n.
rati·oci·nator n.
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Noun1.ratiocinator - someone who reasons logically
reasoner
analogist - someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy
casuist, sophist - someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
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The world must remain in a reverent doubt as to whether he would, on the same principles, have presented a diplomatist to a dipsomaniac or a ratiocinator to a rat catcher.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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