Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who discourses formally; one who writes a dissertation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who writers a dissertation; one who discourses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who writers a
dissertation ; one who discourses.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dissertator.
Examples
-
Turns out that she is a “dissertator” at the University of Wisconsin.
-
He writes under the assumed name of Michael Gaspar; but whether this learned dissertator be grave or jocular, more than one critic has not been able to resolve me.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) Isaac Disraeli 1807
-
This learned dissertator, however valuable for his industry and erudition, is yet more to be esteemed for having dared so freely, in the midst of France, to declare his disapprobation of the patriarch Oviedo's sanguinary zeal, who was continually importuning the Portuguese to beat up their drums for missionaries who might preach the gospel with swords in their hands, and propagate, by desolation and slaughter, the true worship of the God of peace.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746
-
This learned dissertator, however valuable for his industry and erudition, is yet more to be esteemed for having dared so freely in the midst of France to declare his disapprobation of the Patriarch Oviedo's sanguinary zeal, who was continually importuning the Portuguese to beat up their drums for missionaries, who might preach the gospel with swords in their hands, and propagate by desolation and slaughter the true worship of the God of Peace.
A Voyage to Abyssinia Jeronimo Lobo 1637
-
Caldera, 26, is a doctoral dissertator in evolutionary biology at UW-Madison.
unknown title 2009
-
Caldera, 26, is a doctoral dissertator in evolutionary biology at UW-Madison.
unknown title 2009
-
Caldera, 26, is a doctoral dissertator in evolutionary biology at UW-Madison.
unknown title 2009
-
Caldera, 26, is a doctoral dissertator in evolutionary biology at UW-Madison.
unknown title 2009
-
Caldera, 26, is a doctoral dissertator in evolutionary biology at UW-Madison.
unknown title 2009
-
Caldera, 26, is a doctoral dissertator in evolutionary biology at UW-Madison.
unknown title 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.