aphorist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aphorist
First recorded in 1705–15; aphor(ize) + -ist
Example Sentences
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The author accurately describes herself as “an aphorist and metaphorist.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
If there is one immortal distinction Shorter can certainly claim, it’s that of being jazz’s all-time greatest aphorist.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
“The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake,” said Savielly Tartakower, a Polish grandmaster from the first half of the 20th century and the game’s greatest aphorist.
From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2016
But she is at the same time a brisk and satirical aphorist, who often conceals more than she displays.
From The New Yorker • May 18, 2015
Profounder truth, that keen aphorist, the Sage of Chelsea, never cast into heroic mould.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
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