anthologist

noun

an·​thol·​o·​gist an-ˈthä-lə-jist 

: a compiler of an anthology

Example Sentences

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In the 1920s and 1930s Walter de la Mare was considered one of Britain’s major literary figures, a triple threat as poet, storyteller, and anthologist. —Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

Many years later, John—who by this point was a pioneering anthologist of folk music—was hit and killed by a Hasidic Jew hurrying home for the Sabbath. —Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020

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Word History

Etymology

anthology + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above