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horrorist

horrorist noun: a writer of horror.

Noun

horrorist (plural horrorists)

  1. A writer of horror.
    • […] English literature between Milton and Wordsworth: the side that has recently been illuminated, the so-called impressionistic, sentimental, and even Gothic strain celebrating Milton, Thomson, Young, Gray, and some of the Gothic horrorists.1974, The Eighteenth Century, volumes 16-17, page 250

Forms of horrorist

pluralhorrorists

Origin of horrorist

From horror + -ist.

Questions about horrorist

What does horrorist mean?
Horrorist means a writer of horror.
What part of speech is horrorist?
Horrorist is a noun.
What is the plural of horrorist?
The plural of horrorist is horrorists.

Words near horrorist in the dictionary

  1. horrorcore
  2. horrored
  3. horrorfest
  4. horrorfests
  5. horrorful
  6. horrorist
  7. horrorists
  8. horrorize
  9. horrorized
  10. horrorizes
  11. horrorizing

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