aphorist
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- /ˈæfərɪst/
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aforista
- The German aphorist Georg Lichtenberg once observed that steak would not be appealing to eat if it were cut with scissors.
Examples
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An aphorist.
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As an avid reader, she often quotes her favorite aphorist, who has a unique perspective on love.
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Oh, I'll tell you what, before we go into that, who do you think is the best aphorist on the planet?
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A wise aphorist said: "Anyone who is not pessimistic in old age is not paying attention."
Academic text (2011) -
The wish for such a thing is somewhat like the wish of a certain aphorist who said—I believe the last of his aphorisms, or at least the last that I have read—that he would like to know the name of the last book that will ever be published.
Academic text (2004) -
By John V. Fleming, New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2009 Pg. 30: Among the other members was Benjamin Stolberg, the labor historian and the aphorist who first defined "an expert" as "a person who avoids small
Blog text (22) -
The famous aphorist once said, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
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Many consider Oscar Wilde to be a brilliant aphorist whose witty remarks still resonate today.
Synonyms
A person who writes short, clever poems or sayings
A person who makes short, clever sayings that people remember
How Aphoristic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word aphorist comes from aphorism, which came from a Greek word meaning 'to set apart' or 'to define' and later meant a short, clever saying. So, an aphorist is someone who writes or often uses these short, memorable sayings.