historiaster
Syllables: his·tor·i·ast·er/hɪstɔːɹiˈæstə/US/hɪstɔɹiˈæstəɹ/
historiaster noun: an inferior historian.
Noun
historiaster (plural historiasters)
- An inferior historian.
- Humbly inscribed to those two celebrated historiasters, Mr. [John] Oldmixon, author of the History of the royal House of Stuart, &c. &c. &c. and Mr. Samuel Chandler, author of the late History of persecution.1736, [Zachary Grey], “[Title page]”, in English Presbyterian Eloquence, &c. In a Collection of Remarkable Flowers of Rhetorick. […], London: […] J[ames] Roberts, →OCLC; quoted in Samuel Halkett...
- A human sacrifice is here clearly indicated. This mysterious cavern, with its diabolical associations, […] leave an impression which the efforts of those historiasters who endeavor to whitewash Tiberius cannot weaken with all their arguments.1868 June, [Bayard Taylor], “A Week on Capri”, in The Atlantic Monthly. A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics, volume XXL, number CXXVIII, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, […]...
- Synonyms:
- historicaster
Synonyms of historiaster
Forms of historiaster
| plural | historiasters |
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Origin of historiaster
Probably borrowed from New Latin historiaster, from Latin historia (“history”) + -aster (suffix denoting incomplete or partial resemblance, and hence sometimes having a derogatory connotation). Historia is derived from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā, “systematic observation, inquiry; knowledge or written account of such an inquiry”), from ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō, “to ask, inquire; to examine, observe; to record”) (from ῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr, “one who knows law and right, judge; wise man; witness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Analyzable as history + -aster.
Words that rhyme with historiaster
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- adelaster
- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- cotoneaster
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- headmaster
- hereticaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- scientaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about historiaster
- What does historiaster mean?
- Historiaster means an inferior historian.
- What part of speech is historiaster?
- Historiaster is a noun.
- How do you pronounce historiaster?
- Historiaster is pronounced /hɪstɔːɹiˈæstə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of historiaster?
- The plural of historiaster is historiasters.
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