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anecdotalist

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an⋅ec⋅dot⋅ist

  [an-ik-doh-tist]
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–noun
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
Also, an⋅ec⋅do⋅tal⋅ist  [an-ik-doh-tl-ist] .

Origin:
1830–40; anecdote + -ist
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an·ec·dot·al   (ān'ĭk-dōt'l)   
adj.  

  1. also an·ec·dot·ic (-dŏt'ĭk) or an·ec·dot·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) Of, characterized by, or full of anecdotes.

  2. Based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis: "There are anecdotal reports of children poisoned by hot dogs roasted over a fire of the [oleander] stems" (C. Claiborne Ray).

an'ec·dot'al·ist n., an'ec·dot'al·ly adv.
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