epitomist
English
Etymology
Noun
epitomist (plural epitomists)
- One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer.
- 1972, W. Den Boer, Some Minor Roman Historians, page 5:
- If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus.
References
- “epitomist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.