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metaphorist

metaphorist noun: someone who makes, or uses metaphors.

Noun

metaphorist (plural metaphorists)

  1. Someone who makes, or uses metaphors.

Forms of metaphorist

pluralmetaphorists

Origin of metaphorist

From metaphor + -ist.

Words formed from metaphorist

  • metaphorism

Questions about metaphorist

What does metaphorist mean?
Metaphorist means someone who makes, or uses metaphors.
What part of speech is metaphorist?
Metaphorist is a noun.
What is the plural of metaphorist?
The plural of metaphorist is metaphorists.

Words near metaphorist in the dictionary

  1. metaphorics
  2. metaphoring
  3. metaphorisation
  4. metaphorisations
  5. metaphorise
  6. metaphorist
  7. metaphorists
  8. metaphorization
  9. metaphorizations
  10. metaphorize
  11. metaphorized

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