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es·say·ist
/
ˈɛs
eɪ
ɪst
/
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[
es
-ey-ist
]
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noun
a writer of
essays
.
Origin:
1600–10;
essay
+
-ist
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essayist
(ˈɛseɪɪst)
—
n
a person who writes essays
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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