characteristn.

Brit.

/ˈkarᵻktərɪst/, U.S.

/ˈkɛr(ə)ktərəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: character n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < character n. + -ist suffix. With sense 1 compare slightly earlier characterism n. 3.

1. A portrayer of human character, or types of character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > character sketch or delineation of character > one who describes character

characterist1615

characterizer1662

1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. M6^v Therefore the imitating Characterist was extreame idle in calling them Rogues.

?1740 Laird & Farmer 94 Every publick-spirited Characterist in the Nation.

1811 Reflector 1 415 The point in which the two characterists [sc. Theophrastus and La Bruyere] differ, is in the style of their narration.

1844 T. Parry On Diet 57 A degree of fatness about the eyes, by which, when the person laughs, wrinkles are made on the outer sides of the orbit; the merry and cheerful man is thus easily discerned: and this is a leading feature known to characterists, or they who depict characters, whether painters or actors.

1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within ix. 205 Mr. Du Maurier, characterist rather than caricaturist.

1908 Lyceumite & Talent Sept. 29/1 (advt.) Entertainers... Mr. Day, the greatest of Characterists.

1984 M. C. Bradbrook in J. C. Gray Mirror to Shakespeare 302 The year 1608..saw also the first translation of Theophrastus, supposed model for the characterists.

1999 M. Gussow in A. Hirschfeld Hirschfeld on Line 8 From the first, he has not been happy with the label ‘caricaturist’, preferring to think of himself as a ‘characterist’.

2. A person who employs characterical symbols (see characterical adj. 1, 2c). rare and now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > sign or symbol used in > one who uses

characterist1631

1631 W. Foster Hoplocrisma-spongus sig. A2^v Because some Protestants practise this and charactericall Cures.., he [sc. Johannes Roberti, S.J.] calles us Magi-Calvinists, Characterists, &c.

2007 L. A. Ferrell in P. H. Smith & B. Schmidt Making Knowl. in Early Mod. Europe viii. 174 If not skillfully practiced, the art [sc. charactery or shorthand] was lamentably..error prone. This did not make aspiring characterists popular.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	characterist
释义	characteristn. Brit. /ˈkarᵻktərɪst/, U.S. /ˈkɛr(ə)ktərəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: character n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < character n. + -ist suffix. With sense 1 compare slightly earlier characterism n. 3. 1. A portrayer of human character, or types of character. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > character sketch or delineation of character > one who describes character characterist1615 characterizer1662 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. M6^v Therefore the imitating Characterist was extreame idle in calling them Rogues. ?1740 Laird & Farmer 94 Every publick-spirited Characterist in the Nation. 1811 Reflector 1 415 The point in which the two characterists [sc. Theophrastus and La Bruyere] differ, is in the style of their narration. 1844 T. Parry On Diet 57 A degree of fatness about the eyes, by which, when the person laughs, wrinkles are made on the outer sides of the orbit; the merry and cheerful man is thus easily discerned: and this is a leading feature known to characterists, or they who depict characters, whether painters or actors. 1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within ix. 205 Mr. Du Maurier, characterist rather than caricaturist. 1908 Lyceumite & Talent Sept. 29/1 (advt.) Entertainers... Mr. Day, the greatest of Characterists. 1984 M. C. Bradbrook in J. C. Gray Mirror to Shakespeare 302 The year 1608..saw also the first translation of Theophrastus, supposed model for the characterists. 1999 M. Gussow in A. Hirschfeld Hirschfeld on Line 8 From the first, he has not been happy with the label ‘caricaturist’, preferring to think of himself as a ‘characterist’. 2. A person who employs characterical symbols (see characterical adj. 1, 2c). rare and now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > sign or symbol used in > one who uses characterist1631 1631 W. Foster Hoplocrisma-spongus sig. A2^v Because some Protestants practise this and charactericall Cures.., he [sc. Johannes Roberti, S.J.] calles us Magi-Calvinists, Characterists, &c. 2007 L. A. Ferrell in P. H. Smith & B. Schmidt Making Knowl. in Early Mod. Europe viii. 174 If not skillfully practiced, the art [sc. charactery or shorthand] was lamentably..error prone. This did not make aspiring characterists popular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1615
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