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memorialist

[ muh-mawr-ee-uh-list, -mohr- ]

noun

  1. a person who writes memorials.
  2. a person who writes memoirs.


memorialist

/ mɪˈmɔːrɪəlɪst /

noun

  1. a person who writes or presents a memorial
  2. a writer of a memoir or memoirs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of memorialist1

First recorded in 1700–10; memorial + -ist
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Example Sentences

That your memorialist is a native of Africa, and has a knowledge of the manners and customs of the inhabitants of that country.

Therefore your memorialist humbly prays your Lordship's encouragement and support in the undertaking.

There was, we are informed by the memorialist, nothing maudlin in her conduct after condemnation.

As every newspaper sent your memorialist is retained by the governor, your memorialist prays the liberty of reading them.

Thus much time will be lost your memorialist could employ upon a little mathematical speculation.

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