单词 | anecdotographer |
释义 | anecdotographern. Now rare. A recorder or publisher of anecdotes; spec. a person who writes, or collects and publishes, secret or private episodes or details of history (see anecdota n. 1). Cf. anecdotist n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > publisher > [noun] > publisher of specific material anecdotographer1686 anecdotariana1734 tractarian1824 Minerva press1843 music house1854 1686 F. Spence in tr. A. Varillas Ἀνεκδοτα Ἑτερουιακα Ded. sig. A4v Not but that his Truths have often the Air of Fiction, but the ushering in of such, are the Prerogative of an Anecdoto-grapher. 1821 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 418/1 Not even the anecdotographer would disturb the slumbers of these worthies. 1873 London Society Nov. 473 The Duke's repartee and brilliant sayings would have done credit to any popular burlesque writer, if his anecdotographer was to be believed. 2006 R. Carnell Partisan Politics, Narr. Realism, & Rise of Brit. Novel 184 For a more detailed account of Manley's work as a political anecdotographer and proto-novelist see [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1686 |
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