Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who remembers or brings to memory; a remembrancer.
  • noun One who has a retentive memory.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete One who, or that which, causes to be remembered.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete One who, or that which, causes to be remembered.

Etymologies

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See memorize.

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Examples

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    Georgianne Nienaber: Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant 2010

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    Georgianne Nienaber: Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant Georgianne Nienaber 2010

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant 2010

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    Georgianne Nienaber: Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant 2009

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    Elephants and Ivory: A Tale of Human Greed Exposed 2009

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    unknown title 2009

  • John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind's lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

  • STORY PROJECTS outdated objects that, at one point, were completely essential to your life? six-word memorist) examines all of the "everyday apparatuses, ideas, and behaviors that are quickly disappearing-or have already left the building."

    SMITH Magazine Superfeed 2009

  • STORY PROJECTS outdated objects that, at one point, were completely essential to your life? six-word memorist) examines all of the "everyday apparatuses, ideas, and behaviors that are quickly disappearing-or have already left the building."

    SMITH Magazine Superfeed 2009

  • Promoted to Headline (H2) on 3/31/09: Elephants and Ivory: A Tale of Human Greed Exposed yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Elephants and Ivory: A Tale of Human Greed Exposed'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: John Frederick Walker functions as a "memorist," with his soul rooted in centuries past, as he begins his tour de force examination of the history of ivory, humankind\'s lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.'

    Elephants and Ivory: A Tale of Human Greed Exposed 2009

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