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单词 obituarist
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obituaristn.

Brit. /əˈbɪtʃ(ʊ)ərɪst/, /əˈbɪtj(ʊ)ərɪst/, U.S. /əˈbɪtʃəwərəst/, /oʊˈbɪtʃəwərəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obituary n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < obituary n. + -ist suffix. N.E.D. (1902) gives only the pronunciation (obi·tiuˌărist) /əʊˈbɪtjʊərɪst/.
The writer of a person's obituary; a professional writer of obituaries.
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society > communication > journalism > journalist > [noun] > writer of obituaries
death-hunter1723
obituarist1792
necrographer1861
obituarian1909
the world > life > death > obsequies > obituary > [noun] > writer of
obituarist1792
necrologist1803
necrographer1861
obituarian1909
1792 ‘A. Pasquin’ Children of Thespis (rev. ed.) ii. 183 When the tomb claims his limbs shall th' Obituarists say, Where's now his successor, so brilliant—so gay?
1831 New-Eng. Mag. Dec. 469 While one of our own kindred and brethren..has hardly been mentioned by an obituarist or historian.
1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant II. 262 The obituarists of Charles Dickens have some of them felt bound to defend him against the charge of being vulgar.
1905 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) II. 178 The obituarists seem hardly to do justice to the intensely interesting personality of Irving in private life.
1961 P. Fleming Bayonets to Lhasa 295 ‘The man’ wrote one of his obituarists ‘was greater than his message.’
1985 P. Ziegler Mountbatten ii. xvi. 217 His comments were not always equally flattering when the obligations of the obituarist did not lie upon him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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