English Explanatory Dictionary

apothegmatist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A collector or maker of apothegms.

Pronunciation

/æpəʊˈθɛɡmətɪst/ /æpoʊˈθɛɡmətɪst/

Word forms

apothegmatist apothegmatists

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποφθέγματος (apophthégmatos) (the genitive of ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma, “a thing uttered; especially, a terse, pointed saying, an apothegm”)) + English -ist (suffix forming nouns denoting people who practise or study particular disciplines).

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