Memorialist
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A writer of memorials.
"The impediment comes in Mr. McCann’s effort to fashion a novel out of a search; in this case his diligent immersion in the work of scholars, the writings of Romany (now a preferred term) poets and memorialists, and his studies and travels in Slovakia, where much of the book is set."
- 2 One who signs a petition.
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More examples"The impediment comes in Mr. McCann’s effort to fashion a novel out of a search; in this case his diligent immersion in the work of scholars, the writings of Romany (now a preferred term) poets and memorialists, and his studies and travels in Slovakia, where much of the book is set."
Etymology
From memorial + -ist.
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