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anecdotalist

noun an·ec·dot·al·ist \ ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl-ist \
variants: or anecdotist play \ˈa-nik-ˌdō-tist\

Definition of anecdotalist

: a person who is given to or is skilled in telling anecdotes
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anecdotalism

play \-tᵊl-ˌi-zəm\ noun

First Known Use of anecdotalist

1793

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