anthologist

noun

an·​thol·​o·​gist an-ˈthä-lə-jist 

: a compiler of an anthology

Examples of anthologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

John Freeman is a writer, anthologist, and host of Alta’s California Book Club, a once-a-month online discussion of a new classic of Golden State literature. — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026

Poet, educator, cultural activist, and anthologist Patricia Spears Jones took the writing prize. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026

As a professor, critic and anthologist, Gable argued that fiction could be both Catholic and quality literature. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025

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

Word History

Etymology

anthology + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anthologist

• characterised
• numismatist
• photoresist
• podiatrist
• positivist
• recidivist
• relativist
• theosophist
• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist