anecdotographer en · NOUN
Etymology
From anecdote + -o- + -grapher.
Meanings
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(rare) Someone who writes, collects or publishes anecdotes.
Not even the anecdotographer would disturb the slumbers of these worthies; they are gone, and it is surely an atonement for their appearance in the world, that they are gone for ever.
1821 November 14, “The Censor.–No. XI: Supplement to the Progress of Anecdotal Literature”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCI, page 418:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anecdotographers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |