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memorist

American  
[mem-er-ist] / ˈmɛm ər ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who has a remarkably retentive memory.


Etymology

Origin of memorist

First recorded in 1675–85 in the sense “one who prompts the memory”; memor(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

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Thus I am competent, I think, to speak on a subject curiously neglected by the memorist.

From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes

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