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noun
A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eulogist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier
History
Etymology tree English panegyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English panegyrist From panegyric + -ist.
Across languages
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