en·co·mi·ast 
(ĕn-kōmē-ăst′, -əst)
(ĕn-kōmē-ăst′, -əst)n.
A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
[Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein, to praise, from enkōmion, encomium; see ENCOMIUM.]
en·co′mi·astic (-ăstĭk), en·co′mi·asti·cal (-tĭ-kəl) adj.