monotonists

Noun

monotonist (plural monotonists)

1. One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced.
   • If I ruin such a virtue, sayest thou!—Eternal monotonist!—Again; the most immaculate virtue may be ruined by men who have no regard to their honour, and who make a jest of the most solemn oaths, &c. What must be the virtue that will be ruined without oaths?1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC
2. One whose work is monochromatic or characterized by sameness.
   • If read with propriety, it will soon correct the monotonist of that sameness of tone, which so disgusts in most common readers, and with which no person can ever reasonably expect to give pleasure to those who are so unfortunate as to be his hearers ,1817, Daniel Staniford, The Art of Reading, page 211
3. (archaic) A woman who is focussed solely on her role as wife and mother; a tradwife.
   • I don't wish to run my head up against a stone wall. I mean to turn into a British 'monotonist;' and after Parliament meets I can go up to London.1871, Charlotte Louisa Hawkins Dempster, Véra, page 168
4. (corporate ethics) One who believes a corporation should care only about maximizing shareholder value, and not be concerned with any other stakeholders.
   • The monotonist perspective maintains that the purpose of the corporation is the legal, short-term maximization of shareholder wealth (Friedman 2002). From the monotonist perspective, responsible corporate board governance requires that board members eschew any extra-shareholder considerations in...2012, W. Amann, A. Stachowicz-Stanusch, Integrity in Organizations, page 197

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