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textualist

textualist

8.6
A scholar who compares different versions of a text to find the original wording
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛkstʃuəlɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : textualista
  • The textualist compared several ancient manuscripts to determine the original wording of the play.

Examples

  • As a dedicated textualist, she meticulously analyzed each version of the document to find discrepancies.

  • In his role as a textualist, he focused on preserving the integrity of the original text during the editing process.

  • Most people who acquired this edition were consummate textualists who quoted chapter and verse and remembered the annotations as well as the texts themselves.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

philologist
vstextualist
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A person who studies old written languages and texts like Latin or Greek

focuses on comparing versions to establish a single authoritative text
redactor
vstextualist
  • Formal
8.6

A person who edits and prepares text for publication, shaping its form

compares variant readings to establish an accurate authoritative text
bibliotist
vstextualist
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who studies handwriting in books to find who wrote them

compares different text versions to make an authoritative corrected edition

How Scholarly

textualist
  • Specialized
8.6
editor
∞ 3.0
annotator
6.2
reader
98 3.7

Surface Forms

textualist singular
textualists plural

Morphology

textualist = textual (transparent) = text + ual + ist

Clear derivation from 'text' -> 'textual' -> + '-ist'; a person who works with or studies texts is directly expressed by these morphemes.

Etymology

Textualist comes from text (from Latin textus, 'woven') and the ending -ist, meaning 'a person who does or believes something'. A literary textualist is a scholar who compares different versions of a work, like untangling threads, to find the most original wording.