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  • noun A writer of monographs.

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  • noun A writer of a monograph.

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  • noun a writer of monographs

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monograph +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Britannica_ to the very latest monographer, Signor Lionello Venturi, whose work, _Giorgione Giorgionismo_, is a monument to the diversity of expert opinion.

    A Wanderer in Venice Harry [Illustrator] Morley 1903

  • The faithful monographer above cited admits merit in Dunlop; but

    A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889

  • Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with: every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer.

    The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Gilbert White 1756

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  • (noun) - A writer of a monograph, a paper or treatise written on one particular subject. --Daniel Lyons' The American Dictionary of the English Language, 1897

    April 23, 2018