allegorist

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noun

One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.

OriginLatin allēgorista →
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Meanings

nounallegorist (plural allegorists)

plural allegorists

  1. One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.

Origin

  1. Latinallēgorista
  2. Englishallegorist

Learned borrowing from Latin allēgorista. By surface analysis, allegory + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan al·legorista
  • al·legoristaone who speaks in, or writes, allegories
Italian allegorista
  • allegoristaone who speaks in, or writes, allegories
Portuguese alegorista
  • alegoristaone who speaks in, or writes, allegories

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

allegorist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegorist

MLA

“allegorist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegorist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allegorist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegorist.

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