doxographer

noun

dox·​og·​ra·​pher

däkˈsägrəfə(r)

plural -s

: a collector and compiler of extracts from and commentator on ancient Greek philosophers

doxographical

¦däksə¦grafə̇kəl

adjective

or doxographic

-fik

doxography

däkˈsägrəfē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

modification (influenced by English -grapher) of New Latin doxographus, from doxo- (from Greek doxa opinion) + -graphus writer, from Greek -graphos

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