PANEGYRIST

eulogist, panegyrist

(noun) an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

panegyrist (plural panegyrists)

A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.

Source: Wiktionary


Pan"e*gyr`ist, n. Etym: [L. panegyrista, Gr. Panegyric.]

Definition: One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking. If these panegyrists are in earnest. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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