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aphorismer

aphorismer noun: a dealer in aphorisms.

Noun

aphorismer (plural aphorismers)

  1. (rare) A dealer in aphorisms.
    • And for the discipline propounded, seeing that it hath been inevitably proved, that the natural and fundamental causes of political happiness in all governments are the same, and that this church-discipline is taught in the word of God, and, as we see, agrees according to wish with all such states...1641, John Milton, Of Reformation of Church-Discipline in England
    • Another famous aphorismer is Prince Bismarck. But the sayings of the Prince are not as a rule so terse as those of many of his illustrious equals.1881 December 3, “European Intrigues”, in Essex Standard, volume 51, number 2660, Colchester, England, page 4

Examples of aphorismer in a sentence

  • As a philosopher and epigrammer and aphorismer he [Benjamin Franklin] was in a class by himself.1912 [1903], Simeon Ford, A Few Remarks, 4th edition, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., page 353:
  • If they would call themselves aphorismers— as they are lovers of sophistry; those who practice sophistry; they are but lovers of fallacious arguments or false reasoning.1909, May Barnard Wiltse, Theorem Or Teleology of Spiritualism, New Rockford, ND: Eddy County Provost, page 65:
  • An aphorismer who called himself after Kapila, the Sankhya’s reputed founder, sought to revive it [the classical Sankhya] around the fourteenth century.1976, José Pereira, editor, Hindu theology: a reader, Garden City, NY: Image Books, page 54:

Forms of aphorismer

pluralaphorismers

Origin of aphorismer

From aphorism + -er.

Questions about aphorismer

What does aphorismer mean?
Aphorismer means a dealer in aphorisms.
How do you use aphorismer in a sentence?
As a philosopher and epigrammer and aphorismer he [Benjamin Franklin] was in a class by himself.
What part of speech is aphorismer?
Aphorismer is a noun.
What is the plural of aphorismer?
The plural of aphorismer is aphorismers.

Words near aphorismer in the dictionary

  1. aphorises
  2. aphorising
  3. aphorism
  4. aphorismatic
  5. aphorismed
  6. aphorismer
  7. aphorismers
  8. aphorismi
  9. aphorismic
  10. aphorismical
  11. aphorisming

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