textman

Etymology

From text + -man.

textman means one who is ready to quote texts. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

One who is ready to quote texts.“Mens daily occaſions for themſelves or friends, and the neceſities of common life, require the doing of a thouſand things vvithin the compaſs of a fevv dayes, for vvhich it vvould puzzle the beſt Textman that liveth; readily to bethink himself of a ſentence in the Bible, clear enough to ſatisfie a ſcrupulous conſcience of the lavvfulneſs and expediency of vvhat he is about to do; […]”