allegorist

[ al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist ]
/ ˈæl ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-, ˈæl ɪ gər ɪst /
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noun

a person who uses or writes allegory.

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Origin of allegorist

First recorded in 1675–85; allegor(ize) + -ist

Words nearby allegorist

allegheny mountains, allegheny spurge, allegiance, allegiant, allegorical, allegorist, allegoristic, allegorize, allegory, allegra, allegretto
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Words related to allegorist

liar, narrator, writer, raconteur, fibber, bard, minstrel, author

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