Glossist

/ˈɡlɒsɪst/ noun

Definition

A scholar or person who writes glosses; an expert in annotating or interpreting texts.

Etymology

From 'gloss' + '-ist' (suffix meaning 'one who practices or specializes in'). Similar to 'glosser' but with more emphasis on expertise and scholarship.

Kelly Says

Medieval glossists formed entire schools of interpretation—students would memorize not just texts but the specific glosses of famous teachers, making some glossists' annotations more studied than the original writings!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሎሲስት
glo-si-sist
ARالعربية
Glossiste
glɒsɪst
BNবাংলা
গ্লসিস্ট
glos-sist
CACatalà
Glossiste
glos-sist
CSČeština
Glossiste
glos-sist
DADansk
Glossiste
glos-sist
DEDeutsch
Glossiste
glos-sist
ELΕλληνικά
Glossiste
glos-sist
ESEspañol
glossista
glos-sis-ta
FAفارسی
گلسيست
glos-ist
FISuomi
Glossiste
glos-sist
FRFrançais
Glossiste
glos-ist
GUGU
ગ્લોસિસ્ટ
glo-si-st
HAHA
Glossiste
glos-sist
HEעברית
גלוסיסט
glos-sist
HIहिन्दी
ग्लॉसिस्ट
glos-sist
HUMagyar
Glossiste
glos-sist
IDBahasa Indonesia
Glossiste
glos-sist
IGIG
Glossiste
glos-sist
ITItaliano
Glossiste
glos-sist
JA日本語
グロスリスト
guro-su-risuto
KKKK
Глоссист
glos-sist
KMKM
Glossiste
glos-sist
KO한국어
글로시스트
geul-lo-si-seut
MRMR
ग्लॉसिस्ट
glos-sist
MSBahasa Melayu
Glossiste
glos-sist
MYမြန်မာ
Glossiste
glos-sist
NLNederlands
Glossiste
glos-sist
NONorsk
Glossiste
glos-sist
PAPA
ਗਲੋਸਿਸਟ
glos-sist
PLPolski
Glossiste
glos-sist
PTPortuguês
Glossiste
glos-sist
RORomână
Glossiste
glos-sist
RUРусский
Глоссист
glos-sist
SVSvenska
Glossiste
glos-sist
SWKiswahili
Glossiste
glos-sist
TAதமிழ்
கிளோசிஸ்ட்
ki-lo-si-st
TEతెలుగు
గ్లోసిస్ట్
glo-si-st
THไทย
Glossiste
glos-sist
TLTL
Glossiste
glos-sist
TRTürkçe
Glossiste
glos-sist
UKУкраїнська
Глосист
glos-sist
URاردو
گلسسٹ
glos-st
VITiếng Việt
Glossiste
glos-sist
YOYO
Glossiste
glos-sist
ZH中文
Glossiste
gāosī sī tè
ZUZU
Glossiste
glos-sist

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