contemplator

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noun

One who contemplates.

OriginMiddle English contemplatoure ← Latin contemplātor ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

nouncontemplator (plural contemplators)

plural contemplators

  1. One who contemplates.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contemplatist

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latintemplum
  7. Latincontemplor
  8. Latincontemplātor
  9. Middle Englishcontemplatoure
  10. Englishcontemplator

Inherited from Middle English contemplatoure. By surface analysis, contemplate + -or.

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Translations

French contemplateur
  • contemplateurone who contemplates
Cite this entry
APA

contemplator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contemplator

MLA

“contemplator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contemplator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contemplator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contemplator.

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