contemplator

transitive verb contemplated, contemplating

1. to look at intently; gaze at
2. to think about intently; study carefully
3. to have in mind as a possibility or plan; intend

Origin: < L contemplatus, pp. of contemplari, to gaze attentively, observe (orig., in augury, to mark out space for observation < com-, intens. + templum, temple

intransitive verb