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anthologist

American  
[an-thah-luhj-ist] / ænˈθɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

plural

anthologists
  1. a person who compiles or edits an anthology.


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In 2003 the Department of Justice released a 186-page report on its hiring practices, and half of it was blacked out; an anthologist in Arizona wiped the redactions electronically.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2019

McClatchy, 72, American poet, editor, anthologist, translator, critic, Thornton Wilder scholar, essayist and writer of acclaimed opera librettos, died Tuesday of cancer at home in Manhattan.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2018

His father was an editor, author and anthologist of poetry and children’s books, including “Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls.”

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2018

One anthology to look up this fall comes from master anthologist Ellen Datlow, who takes on H.P.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2016

This last entry was written in red ink and decorated with a border of green-ink stars; the anthologist wished to emphasize its “personal significance.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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