A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist.
[Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein, to praise, from enkōmion, encomium. See encomium.]
encomiastic en·co'mi·as'tic (-ăs'tĭk) or en·co'mi·as'ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl) adj.
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
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A special (but not particular) kind of liar.
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