scholiast
Plural: scholiasts
Noun
- a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
- A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators on classical authors.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin scholiasta, from Byzantine Greek σχολιαστής (skholiastḗs), from σχολιάζειν (skholiázein), from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion).
Scrabble Score: 14
scholiast: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscholiast: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scholiast: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
scholiast: valid Words With Friends Word