epitomizer

English

Etymology

From epitomize +‎ -er. Equivalent to epitome +‎ -izer.

Noun

epitomizer (plural epitomizers)

1. One who epitomizes, a writer of epitomes, a summarizer.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:

     When that epitomizer of Trogus had to the full described and set out King Ptolemy's riot as a chief engine and instrument of his overthrow

Synonyms

• epitomist, epitomator; see summarizer

References

• “epitomizer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• reoptimize