epitapher

English

Etymology

epitaph +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpɪˌtæfə(ɹ)/

Noun

epitapher (plural epitaphers)

1. A writer of epitaphs; and epitaphist.
   • 1592, Thomas Nashe, Strange News of the Intercepting Certain Letters‎^[1]:

     By this blessed cuppe of sacke which I now holde in my hand, and drinke to the health of all Christen soules in, thou art a puissant Epitapher.

References

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