Allegoriser

/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡɔr.aɪ.zər/ noun

Definition

A person who composes allegories or interprets things allegorically.

Etymology

From 'allegorise' plus the agent suffix '-er,' which creates nouns for people who perform an action. British spelling of 'allegorizer.'

Kelly Says

In medieval times, the best 'allegorisers' were the church scholars who could take a simple story and find five levels of hidden meaning—it was basically an academic superpower!

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