characterist

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noun

One who writes or performs a character.

OriginEnglish character ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nouncharacterist (plural characterists)

plural characterists

  1. One who writes or performs a character.

    Dickens was the quintessential actor, luxuriating in the portrayal of his idiosyncratic characters. In contrast, more than a characterist, Poe was above all a wonderfully musical reader, […]

    1994, Sara K. Schneider, Concert Song as Seen, page 28

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  2. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  3. Latincharactēr
  4. Old Frenchcaractere
  5. Middle Englishcaracter
  6. Englishcharacter
  7. Englishcharacterist

From character + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

characterist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterist

MLA

“characterist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “characterist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterist.

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