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thinker | ponder |

As a noun thinker

is one who spends time thinking, contemplating]] or [[meditate|meditating.

As a verb ponder is

to wonder, to think of deeply.

thinker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who spends time thinking, contemplating]] or [[meditate, meditating.
  • An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "thinker": creative, deep, critical, great, strategic, original, political, clear, social, brilliant, logical, liberal, conservative, influential, lateral, radical, religious, profound, abstract.

    Derived terms

    * deep thinker

    ponder

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wonder, to think of deeply.
  • To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over.
  • I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
  • * Bible, Proverbs iv. 26
  • Ponder the path of thy feet.
  • (obsolete) To weigh.
  • Synonyms

    * chew over * mull over * See also