Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aphorist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: apho-rist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who creates or recites aphorisms.

Example Sentences

"Leaving the reader to study the details of the discussion in Dr. Ballantyne's aphorisms of the Nyāya (Part Second, pp. 77 ff.), I will pass over most of the Sūtras, and merely quote the principal conclusions of the Nyāya aphorist."
"In the examination of the revisions which these texts underwent, we have stolen a rare glance into the interior of the workshop of the aphorist."
"[Juhani Siljo]'s natural form of expression was the aphorism; he is one of the best aphorists of his time and in Finnish literature."

Inflected Forms

aphorists (plural)

Derived Forms

aphoristic

Questions

What does aphorist mean?: A person who creates or recites aphorisms.

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