diarist
/ˈdaɪəɹɪst/
diarist noun: someone who keeps a diary.
Noun
diarist (plural diarists)
- Someone who keeps a diary.
- Two typical weeks (selected at random and separated by a long interval) are set out in the accompanying tables, and indicate the clear and concise method adopted by the diarist throughout his 42 working years.1951 May, R. S. McNaught, “A Veteran Driver's Diary”, in Railway Magazine, page 336
Forms of diarist
| plural | diarists |
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Origin of diarist
From diary + -ist.
Words formed from diarist
Questions about diarist
- What does diarist mean?
- Diarist means someone who keeps a diary.
- What part of speech is diarist?
- Diarist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diarist?
- Diarist is pronounced /ˈdaɪəɹɪst/.
- What is the plural of diarist?
- The plural of diarist is diarists.
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