characterist

noun

characterist

noun

Etymology From character + -ist.

1

One who writes or performs a character.

Dickens was the quintessential actor, luxuriating in the portrayal of his idiosyncratic characters. In contrast, more than a characterist, Poe was above all a wonderfully musical reader, […]1994, Sara K. Schneider, Concert Song as Seen, page 28:

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