Meanings
plural palindromists
- One who composes palindromes.
Today Duncan, who works as a staff member at the MIT Press Bookstore in Kendall Square, has developed a reputation as a professional palindromist.
2023 March 20, Zach Winn, “MIT’s Barry Duncan demonstrates the power of writing in reverse”, in MIT News1 more example
According to the championship’s official news release: “600 word nerds filled the ballroom at the Marriott Hotel at the Brooklyn Bridge and watched seven prominent palindromists deliver new reversible verses written on the spot.
2012 June 15, “Wow. Huh?”, in Harvard Magazine
Origin
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palindromist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palindromist
“palindromist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palindromist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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