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memorialist

memorialist

7.7
A person who designs and builds monuments to remember people or events
  • noun
  • /məˈmɔːriəlɪst/
translation icon : memorialista
  • The memorialist carefully considered the community's wishes before starting the project.

Examples

  • As a skilled memorialist, she has designed several monuments across the country.

  • The memorialist designed a beautiful statue for the park.

  • The city commissioned a renowned memorialist to create a statue honoring local heroes.

  • Many memorialists gather annually to share their work.

  • The memorialist created a beautiful statue to honor the local veterans.

  • As a memorialist, she dedicates her time to designing monuments for historical events.

  • The memorialist was commissioned to erect a memorial for the victims of the tragedy.

How Professional

memorialist
7.7
sculptor
52 3.5
artisan
55 4.1
volunteer
7 3.5

Surface Forms

memorialist singular
memorialists plural

Morphology

memorialist = memorial (transparent) = memorial + ist

Formed directly from 'memorial' (a monument) + the agentive suffix '-ist', yielding a person who makes or works with memorials.

Etymology

Memorialist comes from memorial, which comes from a Latin word meaning 'memory' and is the same root as memory. So a memorialist is someone who makes monuments or markers to help people 'remember'.