memorist | Word of the Day

December 27, 2018 memorist [mem-er-ist] noun 1. a person who has a remarkably retentive memory. history The Most Notorious Nicknames In History ways-to-say Idioms Used Incorrectly In Famous Situations WORD OF THE DAY memorist continued... QUOTES As a memorist he is phenomenally endowed, his retentiveness so acute that he recites readily without reference or prompting, declamations committed in his schoolboys days more than seventy years ago. -- William Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, Volume II, 1909 ORIGIN Memorist is a rare word. When it entered English in the late 17th century, it meant "one who prompts the memory or conscience." Memorist was revived in the late 19th century as an Americanism meaning "one who has a retentive or prodigious memory." MORE FOR YOU 1 Made-up Words Said By The People In Charge - Everything After Z by Dictionary.com 2 Jefe, White Elephant, And Other Trending Words This Week From the funeral of a former president to an international soccer trade, here's what made words trend on Dictionary.com this week! 3 Here's This Week's Quiz, You Luculent Duck Don't let your lardy-dardy party make you tardy to this week's Word of the Day Quiz. 4 Five Letter Word For Favorite New York Times Crossword Clues? Witty While each puzzle offers something unique, with aha moments aplenty, some of the NYT Crossword clues stand out as particularly brilliant and witty. Here are 15 of the best clues the NYT Crossword puzzle has provided over the years ... along with their answers. 5 Ghost Words That Are Haunting The Dictionary How did these words make it into the dictionary? Thank a simple mistake for these ghost words. © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT