epitomist

English

Etymology

From epitome +‎ -ist.

Noun

epitomist (plural epitomists)

1. One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer.
   • 1972, W. Den Boer, Some Minor Roman Historians, page 5:

     If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus.

References

• “epitomist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.