anthologist

noun

an·​thol·​o·​gist an-ˈthä-lə-jist How to pronounce anthologist (audio)
: a compiler of an anthology

Examples of anthologist in a Sentence

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Murakami isn’t so much a novelist as a fictional anthologist, collating various monologues delivered by his characters; some of these are riveting narratives in their own right, but many simply serve to explain what’s going on or clumsily advance the plot. Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 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

Word History

Etymology

anthology + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anthologist was in 1805

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“Anthologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthologist. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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