Home › Words › G › glossistglossistglossist · noun — A writer of glosses, or comments.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom gloss + -ist.nounA writer of glosses, or comments.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.glosser 91% match — A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator. vs glossist →glossographer 86% match — a writer of a glossary; a commentator vs glossist →glossarist 78% match — someone who writes a glossary vs glossist →glossator 75% match — One who writes glosses. vs glossist →glozer 70% match — A glosser; one who covers things in gloss. vs glossist →glossography 67% match — The writing of glossaries or glosses vs glossist →glossing 65% match — The addition of a gloss, or explanatory note. vs glossist →scholiast 63% match — A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators on classical authors. vs glossist →