ruminatorn.

Brit.

/ˈruːmɪneɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈruməˌneɪdər/

Forms: 1500s– ruminator, 1600s ruminater.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymon: Latin ruminator.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ruminator ruminant (4th cent.) < classical Latin rūmināt- , past participial stem of rūmināre ruminate v. + -or -or suffix. In quot. 1598 after Italian (now rare) ruminatore animal that ruminates, also meditator (1598 in Florio). Compare French †rumineur meditator (1606; obsolete after the second half of the 17th cent.). Compare ruminant n.With the form ruminater compare -er suffix¹.

1. An animal that ruminates (chews the cud); a ruminant. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > ruminant

ruminator1598

ruminant1661

cud-chewer1719

ruminal1844

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Ruminatore, a ruminator, a chewer of the cud.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Remascheur, a ruminator.

1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts ii. i. 22/1 We call those Ruminaters, or chewers of the cud, that, having swallowed their meat, bring it up again into the mouth, and chew it again.

a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 358* In the Ruminators, in the Solipeds, and most Predatory Beasts.

1869 A. Bernstein Pop. Bks. Nat. Sci. xii. 144 Herbivorous animals are for the greater part ruminators, that is, their food passes from the first division of the stomach back into the mouth, where it is masticated a second time.

1882 J. J. Lalor tr. W. Roscher Princ. Polit. Econ. I. Introd. iii. 114 To look upon all future generations as called upon to play the parts of apes and ruminators.

1998 M. L. Schulz Awakening Intuition v. 124 Cows, the original ruminators, have an auxiliary stomach.

2. A person who ruminates (ruminate v. 1); a meditator.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > one who contemplates

Maryc1230

contemplatorc1443

theoric1594

muser1597

meditator1607

contemplant1612

contemplatist1634

theoretic1675

contemplativea1711

meditant1748

ruminator1758

meditatist1860

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > one who ponders

ponderer?1526

considerera1568

contemplator1597

deliberator1598

surveyor1606

chewer1612

head-scratcher1618

considerator1658

reflecter1665

reflector1665

deliberant1672

preoccupier1746

ruminator1758

phrontist1822

incubator1851

1758 J. Potts Preacher's Plan i. 17 If we are not superficial Readers of, but studious Ruminators upon the Lord's Word.

1774 London Evening Post 21 May To all religious, benevolent, patriotic Gentlemen,..who are passionate admirers of sound literary compositions. Gentlemen,..[signed] Ruminator.

1813 S. E. Brydges (title) The Ruminator, containing a Series of Moral, Critical, and Sentimental Essays.

1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. 440 At all hours of the day, some idlers or ruminators were seen on the marble benches.

1849 J. A. Quinton Heaven's Antidote 44 The dominant mood of the ruminator.

1912 ‘A. Hallard’ tr. ‘P. de Coulevain’ Heart of Life i. 12 During this intellectual work, I have realised that man is merely another cerebral ruminator.

1946 D. MacCarthy Memories (1953) 143 He was never really meant to be a servant of Causes, but a ruminator on life.

2007 M. P. Brown Pilgrim & Bee i. 30 The pilgrim figure:..the ruminator, the figure who ‘chews the cud’ of experience,..reading the Bible, the self, and the world for signs of grace.

3. Medicine. A person who exhibits rumination (rumination n. 2b); (also) a person who chews continually.

ΚΠ

1876 A. Flint Text-bk. Human Physiol. viii. 256 It is with something of a sense of pleasure that the ruminator thus causes to return to the mouth the aliments that he has taken into the stomach.

1899 F. W. Christian Caroline Islands xviii. 274 I..laid hands on the bag that held the stock of a busy ruminator of betel-nut.

1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 244/2 The child was thought to be a ruminator after no definite cause of the vomiting could be found.

2006 D. P. Moore Little Black Bk. Psychiatry (ed. 3) ii. 52 Almost all infant ruminators cease by the age of 12.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruminator
释义	ruminatorn. Brit. /ˈruːmɪneɪtə/, U.S. /ˈruməˌneɪdər/ Forms: 1500s– ruminator, 1600s ruminater. Origin: A borrowing from Latin; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymon: Latin ruminator. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ruminator ruminant (4th cent.) < classical Latin rūmināt- , past participial stem of rūmināre ruminate v. + -or -or suffix. In quot. 1598 after Italian (now rare) ruminatore animal that ruminates, also meditator (1598 in Florio). Compare French †rumineur meditator (1606; obsolete after the second half of the 17th cent.). Compare ruminant n.With the form ruminater compare -er suffix¹. 1. An animal that ruminates (chews the cud); a ruminant. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > ruminant ruminator1598 ruminant1661 cud-chewer1719 ruminal1844 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Ruminatore, a ruminator, a chewer of the cud. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Remascheur, a ruminator. 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts ii. i. 22/1 We call those Ruminaters, or chewers of the cud, that, having swallowed their meat, bring it up again into the mouth, and chew it again. a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 358* In the Ruminators, in the Solipeds, and most Predatory Beasts. 1869 A. Bernstein Pop. Bks. Nat. Sci. xii. 144 Herbivorous animals are for the greater part ruminators, that is, their food passes from the first division of the stomach back into the mouth, where it is masticated a second time. 1882 J. J. Lalor tr. W. Roscher Princ. Polit. Econ. I. Introd. iii. 114 To look upon all future generations as called upon to play the parts of apes and ruminators. 1998 M. L. Schulz Awakening Intuition v. 124 Cows, the original ruminators, have an auxiliary stomach. 2. A person who ruminates (ruminate v. 1); a meditator. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > one who contemplates Maryc1230 contemplatorc1443 theoric1594 muser1597 meditator1607 contemplant1612 contemplatist1634 theoretic1675 contemplativea1711 meditant1748 ruminator1758 meditatist1860 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > one who ponders ponderer?1526 considerera1568 contemplator1597 deliberator1598 surveyor1606 chewer1612 head-scratcher1618 considerator1658 reflecter1665 reflector1665 deliberant1672 preoccupier1746 ruminator1758 phrontist1822 incubator1851 1758 J. Potts Preacher's Plan i. 17 If we are not superficial Readers of, but studious Ruminators upon the Lord's Word. 1774 London Evening Post 21 May To all religious, benevolent, patriotic Gentlemen,..who are passionate admirers of sound literary compositions. Gentlemen,..[signed] Ruminator. 1813 S. E. Brydges (title) The Ruminator, containing a Series of Moral, Critical, and Sentimental Essays. 1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. 440 At all hours of the day, some idlers or ruminators were seen on the marble benches. 1849 J. A. Quinton Heaven's Antidote 44 The dominant mood of the ruminator. 1912 ‘A. Hallard’ tr. ‘P. de Coulevain’ Heart of Life i. 12 During this intellectual work, I have realised that man is merely another cerebral ruminator. 1946 D. MacCarthy Memories (1953) 143 He was never really meant to be a servant of Causes, but a ruminator on life. 2007 M. P. Brown Pilgrim & Bee i. 30 The pilgrim figure:..the ruminator, the figure who ‘chews the cud’ of experience,..reading the Bible, the self, and the world for signs of grace. 3. Medicine. A person who exhibits rumination (rumination n. 2b); (also) a person who chews continually. ΚΠ 1876 A. Flint Text-bk. Human Physiol. viii. 256 It is with something of a sense of pleasure that the ruminator thus causes to return to the mouth the aliments that he has taken into the stomach. 1899 F. W. Christian Caroline Islands xviii. 274 I..laid hands on the bag that held the stock of a busy ruminator of betel-nut. 1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 244/2 The child was thought to be a ruminator after no definite cause of the vomiting could be found. 2006 D. P. Moore Little Black Bk. Psychiatry (ed. 3) ii. 52 Almost all infant ruminators cease by the age of 12. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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