exegete

[ ek-si-jeet ]

noun

1. a person skilled in exegesis.

exegete

/ ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst; ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt; -ˈdʒɛt- /

noun

1. a person who practises exegesis

Word History and Origins

Origin of exegete¹

1720–30; < Greek exēgētḗs guide, director, interpreter, equivalent to exēgē- ( exegesis ) + -tēs agent suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of exegete¹

C18: from Greek exēgētēs, from exēgeisthai to interpret; see exegesis

Example Sentences

But perhaps this explains the bequest: Finch knew her student to be incapable of pulling a maneuver like that of Charles Kinbote, the deranged exegete in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pale Fire.”

From New York Times

The taste leaders are wealthy people, with exegetes in their wake.

From The New Yorker

She has become a kind of prophet and exegete of American democracy, as devoted to our secular scriptures as to her Christian ones.

From New York Times

McWhorter, playing the tone poet’s patient exegete, scours several instances of the usage, settling on the idea that in this context “up” conveys the intimacy of the setting it qualifies.

From The New Yorker

Like Eliot, Graham has attracted her share of hecklers, as well as legions of accomplished exegetes.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• artist
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• exponent
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