epis·to·ler \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷stələ(r)\noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin & Latin epistola + English -er 1.orepis·to·list\-lə̇st\[epistolist from Latin epistola + English -ist]: a writer of epistles 2.: the reader of the Epistle at Holy Communion especially in Anglican churches