brooder
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈbruːdər/
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pensador
- Eric was so much sturdier than the men she was used to, all those brooders and artists who couldn't be depended upon to show up at the door on time, let alone have the foresight to plan a retirement fund.
- brooder man
There was the scary part of them, yeller, brooder, silent treatmenter, that I feared and frankly hated.
- There was the scary part of them, yeller, brooder, silent treatmenter, that I feared and frankly hated.
Examples
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Many artists are known to be brooders, spending time in solitude to contemplate their thoughts.
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I bet you Mr. Brooder couldn't have thought of that solution.
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I'm definitely a brooder, so marshaling myself not to dwell will help!
Blog text (30) -
He's a brooder.
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He is a brute of a man, a brooder, an ape, a deaf-mute, and a jealous husband.
Fiction book (1995) -
He often sits alone in the corner, lost in thought; it's clear he's a brooder.
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As a natural brooder, she tends to reflect silently on her worries for hours.
Synonyms
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7.5
A person who thinks deeply about ideas or problems
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9.6
A person who spends too much time thinking about their own feelings and ignores other people
A person who often thinks quietly and carefully about things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Severe lung disease in young chickens and turkeys that often causes sudden death
How Brooding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brooder comes from the verb brood, which also came to mean 'to sit and think' over worries, so a brooder is a person who quietly spends a lot of time thinking or worrying.