anecdotist
(ˈænɪkdəʊtɪst, əˈnɛkdətɪst)
[f. anecdote n. + -ist.]
A relater of anecdotes or anecdota.
| 1837 Carlyle Diamond Neckl. xvi, To the astonishment of..all Quidnuncs, Journalists, Anecdotists, Satirists. 1850 Merivale Rom. Emp. (1865) I. viii. 332 A mere invention of the Roman anecdotists. 1855 Kingsley Glaucus 161 Waterton and Jesse..are rather anecdotists than systematic or scientific enquirers. |