epilogist
Definition
Noun: An epilogist is a person who writes or delivers an epilogue, which is a concluding section of a literary work, speech, or performance.
Usage Examples
- (A writer who composes the final part of a drama.)
- (The person who wrote the concluding section.)
- (The person who performed the epilogue.)
Advanced Usage
"the role of an epilogist": The function or duty of writing or reciting an epilogue.
- In ancient Greek theatre, the epilogist often addressed the audience directly to provide moral commentary. (The person responsible for the concluding remarks.)
"to act as an epilogist": To perform the task of delivering an epilogue.
- She was chosen to act as the epilogist for the documentary, offering final reflections on the topic. (To deliver the closing statements.)
Variants and Related Words
Epilogue (n): a section or speech at the end of a book, play, or film that serves as a conclusion.
- The epilogue revealed what happened to the characters after the main story ended. (The concluding part.)
Epilogize (v): to compose or deliver an epilogue.
- The author decided to epilogize the novel with a brief note to the reader. (To write a concluding section.)
Epilogistic (adj): relating to or characteristic of an epilogue or an epilogist.
- His epilogistic remarks were brief but heartfelt. (Pertaining to a concluding speech.)
Synonyms
- Concluder: someone who brings something to an end.
- Finalist: (less common) a person who writes or presents a final part.
- Closer: a person or thing that ends something.
Related Idioms
"bring down the curtain": to conclude or end something, often used metaphorically for an epilogist's role.
- The epilogist brought down the curtain on the performance with a touching speech. (Ended the show.)
"last word": the final statement or remark, similar to what an epilogist provides.
- As the epilogist, she had the last word on the story's meaning. (The concluding opinion.)