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epitomist

epitomist noun: synonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.

Noun

epitomist (plural epitomists)

  1. Synonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.
    • If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus.1972, W. Den Boer, Some Minor Roman Historians, page 5
    Synonyms:
    epitomizer

Synonyms of epitomist

Forms of epitomist

pluralepitomists

Origin of epitomist

From epitome + -ist.

Questions about epitomist

What does epitomist mean?
Epitomist means synonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.
What part of speech is epitomist?
Epitomist is a noun.
What is the plural of epitomist?
The plural of epitomist is epitomists.

Words near epitomist in the dictionary

  1. epitomised
  2. epitomiser
  3. epitomisers
  4. epitomises
  5. epitomising
  6. epitomist
  7. epitomistic
  8. epitomists
  9. epitomization
  10. epitomizations
  11. epitomize

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