ruminator
(ˈruːmɪneɪtə(r))
[a. L. rūminātor, agent-noun f. rūminārī to ruminate. Cf. It. ruminatore.]
One who ruminates.
| 1598 Florio, Ruminatore, a ruminator, a chewer of the cud. 1611 Cotgr., Remascheur, a ruminator. |
| 1813 Sir E. Brydges (title), The Ruminator, containing a Series of Moral, Critical, and Sentimental Essays. 1827 Southey Hist. Penins. War II. 440 At all hours of the day, some idlers or ruminators were seen on the marble benches. 1849 Quinton Heaven's Antidote 44 The dominant mood of the ruminator. |