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aphorismer

noun

Etymology

From aphorism + -er.

  1. derived from *werw-✻ — “to draw; to mark out”
  2. derived from *h₂epó✻ — “away; off”
  3. derived from ᾰ̓φορῐσμός — “limitation; distinction, separation; definition; aphorism”
  4. derived from aphorismus
  5. derived from aphorisme
  6. inherited from amphorisme
  7. suffixed as aphorismer — “aphorism + er”

Definitions

  1. A dealer in aphorisms.

    • Another famous aphorismer is Prince Bismarck. But the sayings of the Prince are not as a rule so terse as those of many of his illustrious equals.
    • As a philosopher and epigrammer and aphorismer he [Benjamin Franklin] was in a class by himself.

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