memoristn.
/ˈmɛmərɪst/, U.S. /ˈmɛmərəst/ rare.† 1. A person who prompts the memory. (In quot. a1682 figurative.) Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > one who assists
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a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 22 Conscience, the punctual Memorist within us.
2. Originally U.S. A memorizer; a person who has a retentive or prodigious memory.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > [noun] > person with good memory
memorialist1719
memorist1872
the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > memorization > [noun] > one who memorizes
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memorist1872
1872 New Cycl. Illustr. Anecd. 9/2 Fame has given me the report of being a memorist.
1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. 115/2 Here we have..the medicine-man, the shrine-keeper, and the memorist, developed, with the development of the community.
1975 ELH 42 510 Albertus Magnus..recommended the use of real places already known to the memorist, rather than invention of them in the imagination.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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