† relatistn.
Obsolete. rare.
1. = relative n. 2a.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > that which is related or has affinity
brotherOE
cousina1398
relativea1475
sistera1500
cousin-germanc1547
yokefellow1547
ally1566
affinitive1579
twin1592
conjugate1605
sympathizant1620
relatist1640
first cousin1670
family likeness1759
family resemblance1785
1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 10 Which puts so large a distance twixt the tongue and the heart, that they are seldome relatists.
2. A person who relates or recounts something.
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the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > narrator
teller1340
expositora1398
accounterc1400
reporterc1405
provinoura1475
recounter1485
relator1588
relater1598
repeater1598
narrator1599
retailer1607
nomenclator1628
enarrator1632
accountant1655
relatist1656
narrater1758
narratrix1796
narratress1798
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Relatist, one that rehearseth or relateth; a reporter. [Also in later dictionaries.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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