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idyllist

or i·dyl·ist

[ ahyd-l-ist ]

noun

  1. a writer of idylls.


idyllist

/ ˈɪdɪlɪst /

noun

  1. a writer of idylls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of idyllist1

First recorded in 1790–1800; idyll + -ist
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Example Sentences

From an idyllist and elegist we find him suddenly transformed into an unsparing master of poetical satire.

But he was no idyllist, though he could be tender as Mme. Cottin herself.

Rustic or town life, legends of the gods, and passages of personal experience supply the idyllist with subjects.

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