单词 | gnomist |
释义 | gnomist in British English (ˈnəʊmɪst) noun a writer of pithy sayings gnomist in American English (ˈnoumɪst) noun a writer of aphorisms Word origin [1870–75; gnome2 + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: billing, fifth wheel, giveaway, immobilize, linkage-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, machinist, novelist |
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