blurbist
blurbist noun: a writer of blurbs.
Noun
blurbist (plural blurbists)
- A writer of blurbs.
- Months later I met one of the blurbists (that's a word in Webster's Fourth) and found that the author in question, aside from being a fine fellow and vice president of an important movie company, had been dying of cancer at the time the blurbs were requested.1978 July 23, William Cole, “The Blurb and I”, in The New York Times
- We scan the pages of the book to see what the hidden connection between blurbist and blurbee might be.1996 August 12, Pico Iyer, “Jacketeering”, in The New York Times
Forms of blurbist
| plural | blurbists |
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Origin of blurbist
From blurb + -ist.
Questions about blurbist
- What does blurbist mean?
- Blurbist means a writer of blurbs.
- What part of speech is blurbist?
- Blurbist is a noun.
- What is the plural of blurbist?
- The plural of blurbist is blurbists.
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