contemplator

noun

con·​tem·​pla·​tor ˈkän-təm-ˌplā-tər 

-(ˌ)tem-

plural -s

1

: a person who contemplates or is contemplative

2

obsolete : theorizer, speculator

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from contemplatus + -or

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