Definition
A person who collects, writes, or is known for creating clever, brief, and memorable sayings or apophthegms.
Etymology
From apophthegm plus -ist (one who practices), describing someone who specializes in these witty utterances.
Kelly Says
An apophthegmatist during the Renaissance was like a motivational speaker or comedy writer today—they'd be hired to provide clever sayings for important people, or they'd publish collections that became bestsellers.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተረኳኳ አስተማሪ
terekʷakʷa astemari
ARالعربية
مُحَصِّنُ الحِكَم
muḥaṣṣin al-ḥikam
BNবাংলা
সূক্তিবাদী
sūktibādī
CACatalà
apoftegmatista
a-po-te-gma-tista
CSČeština
apoftegmatista
a-po-te-gma-tista
DADansk
apoftegmatist
a-po-te-gma-tist
DEDeutsch
Apophthegmatist
a.po.ftɛɡ.ma.tist
ELΕλληνικά
αποφθεγματιστής
apofthegmatistēs
ESEspañol
apoftegmatista
a-po-te-gma-tis-ta
FAفارسی
آپوفتماتیست
āpūftamātist
FISuomi
apoftegmatisti
a-po-te-gma-tisti
FRFrançais
apophthégmatiste
a.pɔ.ftɛɡ.ma.tist
GUGU
સૂક્તિવાદી
sūktivādī
HAHA
mai magana mai daɗɗaɗɗa
mai magana mai daɗɗaɗɗa
HEעברית
אפופתגמטיסט
apoftegmatist
HIहिन्दी
सूक्तिवादी
sūktivādī
HUMagyar
apoftegmatista
a-po-te-gma-tista
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembicara singkat
pembicara singkat
IGIG
onye na-ekwu okwu
onye na-ekwu okwu
ITItaliano
apoftegmatista
a-po-te-gma-tis-ta
KKKK
апофтегматист
apoftegmatist
KMKM
អ្នកនិយាយពាក្យខ្លី
âhnéak niyéy peĭk khlĭ
MSBahasa Melayu
pembicara singkat
pembicara singkat
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောသူ
sakaʔ pɹoʊ ðù
NLNederlands
apoftegmatist
a-po-te-gma-tist
NONorsk
apoftegmatist
a-po-te-gma-tist
PAPA
ਸੂਕਤੀਵਾਦੀ
sūkatīvādī
PLPolski
apoftegmatysta
a-po-te-gma-tysta
PTPortuguês
apofegmatista
a-po-fe-gma-tis-ta
RORomână
apoftegmatist
a-po-te-gma-tist
RUРусский
апофтегматист
apoftegmatist
SVSvenska
apoftegmatist
a-po-te-gma-tist
SWKiswahili
msemaji mfupi
msemaji mfupi
TAதமிழ்
சொற்கவிதையாளர்
coṟkavitaiyāḷar
TEతెలుగు
సూక్తివాది
sūktivādi
THไทย
ผู้พูดคำโวหาร
phū phūt kham wo han
TLTL
tagapagsalita ng mga salawikain
tagapagsalita ng mga salawikain
TRTürkçe
sözü kısa olan
sözü kısa olan
UKУкраїнська
апофтегматист
apoftegmatist
URاردو
سخن سنج
sukhan sanj
VITiếng Việt
người nói ngắn gọn
người nói ngắn gọn
ZUZU
umlobi wesihloko
umlobi wesihloko