- hyperbolist
- noun see hyperbole
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hyperbolist
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Hyperbolist — Hy*per bo*list, n. One who uses hyperboles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperbolist — hy·per·bo·list … English syllables
hyperbolist — lə̇st noun ( s) : a user of hyperbole humorists and hyperbolists John Hersey … Useful english dictionary
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
