- hyperbolist
- \\-_lə̇st\ noun
(-s)
: a user of hyperbole
humorists and hyperbolists — John Hersey
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hyperbolist
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Hyperbolist — Hy*per bo*list, n. One who uses hyperboles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperbolist — noun see hyperbole … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyperbolist — hy·per·bo·list … English syllables
hyperbole — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek hyperbolē excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper + ballein to throw more at devil Date: 15th century extravagant exaggeration (as “mile high ice cream cones”) • hyperbolist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
