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Ruminator

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ru·mi·nate  (rm-nt)
v. ru·mi·nat·ed, ru·mi·nat·ing, ru·mi·nates
v.intr.
1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
2. To chew cud.
v.tr.
To reflect on over and over again.

[Latin rminre, rmint-, from rmen, rmin-, throat.]

rumi·native adj.
rumi·native·ly adv.
rumi·nator n.
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Noun1.ruminator - a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)


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"'Tis time to change our natur's," he observed to the brother of his wife, who was rarely far from his elbow; "and to become ruminators, instead of people used to the fare of Christians and free men.
 
 
 
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