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prologist

UK/ˈpɹɒləd͡ʒɪst/

prologist noun: the writer or speaker of a prologue.

Noun

prologist (plural prologists)

  1. (rare) The writer or speaker of a prologue.
    • The following Play…The Prologist and Epilogist represent the whole Course of Literature.1716, M. Davies, Athen. Brit. III: Diss. Drama, page 5
    • Such a prologist as Sir Dudley seemed scarcely to threaten.1828, d’Israeli, chapter XII, in Chas. I, volume I, page 326

Forms of prologist

pluralprologists

Origin of prologist

From prolog(ize) + -ist.

Questions about prologist

What does prologist mean?
Prologist means the writer or speaker of a prologue.
What part of speech is prologist?
Prologist is a noun.
How do you pronounce prologist?
Prologist is pronounced /ˈpɹɒləd͡ʒɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of prologist?
The plural of prologist is prologists.

Words near prologist in the dictionary

  1. prologing
  2. prologise
  3. prologised
  4. prologises
  5. prologising
  6. prologist
  7. prologists
  8. prologize
  9. prologized
  10. prologizer
  11. prologizes

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