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proverbialist

proverbialist noun: someone who often uses proverbs in speech or writing.

Noun

proverbialist (plural proverbialists)

  1. Someone who often uses proverbs in speech or writing.
  2. Someone who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.

Forms of proverbialist

pluralproverbialists

Origin of proverbialist

From proverbial + -ist.

Questions about proverbialist

What does proverbialist mean?
Proverbialist means someone who often uses proverbs in speech or writing.
What part of speech is proverbialist?
Proverbialist is a noun.
What is the plural of proverbialist?
The plural of proverbialist is proverbialists.

Words near proverbialist in the dictionary

  1. proverbialised
  2. proverbialises
  3. proverbialising
  4. proverbialism
  5. proverbialisms
  6. proverbialist
  7. proverbialists
  8. proverbiality
  9. proverbialize
  10. proverbialized
  11. proverbializes

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