panegyrist

panegyrist
/pan'i jir"ist, -juy"rist, pan"i jir'ist, -juy'rist/, n.
a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
[1595-1605; < LL panegyrista < Gk panegyristés one who takes part in a public festival or assembly, equiv. to panegyr(izein) to celebrate a public festival (see PANEGYRIZE) + -istes -IST]

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