Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who summarizes; a writer or compiler of a summary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who summarized.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
summarizes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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She was regarded by some as more of a summarist than an explorer of fresh sources, ideas, and methods.
Barbara W. Tuchman. 2009
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For once, a summarist almost got it right with the jacket copy:Amidst disillusioned saints hiding in wrestling rings, mothers burnt by glowing halos, and a Baby Nostradamus who sees only blackness, a gang of flower pickers heads off to war, led by a lonely man who cannot help but wet his bed in sadness.
The People of Paper 2005
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For once, a summarist almost got it right with the jacket copy:Amidst disillusioned saints hiding in wrestling rings, mothers burnt by glowing halos, and a Baby Nostradamus who sees only blackness, a gang of flower pickers heads off to war, led by a lonely man who cannot help but wet his bed in sadness.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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