panegyrist

English

Etymology

From panegyric +‎ -ist.

Noun

panegyrist (plural panegyrists)

1. A eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.
   • 1756, Samuel Johnson, “The Life of Sir Thomas Browne” in Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, p. lx,^[1]

     […] the author, though no very sparing panegyrist of himself, has not exceeded the truth, with respect to his attainments or visible qualities.

Translations

eulogist

• Arabic: مَدَّاح m (maddāḥ)
• Assamese: ভাট (bhat)
• Cebuano: tigdalayeg
• Galician: panexirista (gl)
• Italian: panerigista
• Portuguese: panegirista (pt)
• Telugu: వర్ణకుడు (varṇakuḍu)