1. people who think deeply and at length about something; contemplators
2. animals that chew cud, such as cattle, sheep, and deer
Usage: biological

Examples

• The philosophy students were natural ruminators who spent hours discussing abstract concepts.
• As chronic ruminators, they often overthought simple decisions.
• Cattle and sheep are ruminators that digest grass through multiple stomach chambers.
• The farm specialized in raising ruminators like goats and llamas.
• Deep ruminators often make thoughtful but slow choices.
• Wildlife biologists studied the feeding patterns of various ruminators in the ecosystem.