SCHOLIAST
scholiast
(noun) a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scholiast (plural scholiasts)
A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators on classical authors.
Source: Wiktionary
Scho"li*ast, n. Etym: [Gr. scoliate. See Scholium.]
Definition: A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator. No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate discourses. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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