Epitomist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.
"If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus."
Synonyms
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More examples"If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus."
Etymology
From epitome + -ist.
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