horrorist en · NOUN
Etymology
From horror + -ist.
Meanings
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A writer of horror.
[…] English literature between Milton and Wordsworth: the side that has recently been illuminated, the so-called impressionistic, sentimental, and even Gothic strain celebrating Milton, Thomson, Young, Gray, and some of the Gothic horrorists.
1974, The Eighteenth Century, volumes 16-17, page 250:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horrorists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |