epitomizer
English
Etymology
From epitomize + -er. Equivalent to epitome + -izer.
Noun
epitomizer (plural epitomizers)
- One who epitomizes, a writer of epitomes, a summarizer.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
- When that epitomizer of Trogus had to the full described and set out King Ptolemy's riot as a chief engine and instrument of his overthrow
Synonyms
- epitomist, epitomator; see summarizer
References
- “epitomizer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.