apophthegmatist,apothegm-|æpəʊˈθɛgmətɪst|[f.Gr.ἀποϕθεγµατ- (ἀπόϕθεγµα) apophthegm + -ist.]A professed maker of apophthegms.1727PopeArt Sinking 115A poet or orator would have no more to do but to send..to the ironist for his sarcasms, to the apothegmatist for his sentences.