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encomiast

en·co·mi·ast [ en kṓmee àst, en kṓmee əst ] (plural en·co·mi·asts)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who gives high praise: a speaker or writer of an encomium ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < Greek egkōmiastēs< egkōmiazein "to praise" < egkōmion (see encomium)]
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