apophthegmatist, apothegm-|æpəʊˈθɛgmətɪst| [f.Gr. ἀποϕθεγµατ- (ἀπόϕθεγµα) apophthegm + -ist.] A professed maker of apophthegms. 1727Pope Art Sinking 115 A poet or orator would have no more to do but to send..to the ironist for his sarcasms, to the apothegmatist for his sentences.