Melancholist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One affected with melancholy or dejection.

    "the Melancholist was afraid to ſit down for fear of being broken, ſuppoſing himself of Glass"

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"the Melancholist was afraid to ſit down for fear of being broken, ſuppoſing himself of Glass"

Etymology

From melancholy + -ist.

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