anecdotist

[ an-ik-doh-tist ]
/ ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪst /
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noun

a collector or teller of anecdotes.

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Also an·ec·do·tal·ist [an-ik-doh-tl-ist] /ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊ tl ɪst/.

Origin of anecdotist

First recorded in 1830–40; anecdote + -ist

Words nearby anecdotist

anecdata, anecdotage, anecdotal, anecdote, anecdotic, anecdotist, anecdysis, anechoic, anectasis, aneirin, anelace
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Words related to anecdotist

storyteller, narrator