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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A composer, collector, or user of proverbs.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing.
  • noun One who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.

Etymologies

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proverbial +‎ -ist

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