metaphoristn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtəf(ə)rɪst/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdəˌfɔrəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metaphor n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < metaphor n. + -ist suffix. Compare French métaphoriste (1840 in this sense; 1694 in sense ‘person who holds that the doctrine of real presence is a kind of metaphor’).

A person who uses or specializes in using metaphors.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > metaphor > one who

metaphorist1727

tropist1775

metaphorician1958

1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 74 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. A Poet or Orator would have no more to do, but to send to the particular Traders in each Kind; to the Metaphorist for his Allegories, to the Simile-maker for his Comparisons.

1891 H. Lynch G. Meredith ii. 33 The marvellous performance of a juggling metaphorist.

1960 Yale French Stud. No. 25. 50 The metaphorist unwittingly exhibits his philosophy in his tropes.

1995 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 59 178 Many..Vietnam studies are written by members of enclaves or tribes...These include the tribe of: Warriors, Analysts, Statesmen, Metaphorists, Asianists, and Consequences.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphorist
释义	metaphoristn. Brit. /ˈmɛtəf(ə)rɪst/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəˌfɔrəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metaphor n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < metaphor n. + -ist suffix. Compare French métaphoriste (1840 in this sense; 1694 in sense ‘person who holds that the doctrine of real presence is a kind of metaphor’). A person who uses or specializes in using metaphors. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > metaphor > one who metaphorist1727 tropist1775 metaphorician1958 1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 74 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. A Poet or Orator would have no more to do, but to send to the particular Traders in each Kind; to the Metaphorist for his Allegories, to the Simile-maker for his Comparisons. 1891 H. Lynch G. Meredith ii. 33 The marvellous performance of a juggling metaphorist. 1960 Yale French Stud. No. 25. 50 The metaphorist unwittingly exhibits his philosophy in his tropes. 1995 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 59 178 Many..Vietnam studies are written by members of enclaves or tribes...These include the tribe of: Warriors, Analysts, Statesmen, Metaphorists, Asianists, and Consequences. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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