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Definition of Prefacer
1. n. The writer of a preface.
Definition of Prefacer
1. Noun. The writer of a preface. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prefacer
1. one that prefaces [n -S] - See also: prefaces
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prefacer
Literary usage of Prefacer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the Life and Writings of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton by Patrick Fraser Tytler (1823)
"He was a man of a penetrating wit and clear judgment, polished and improved by
much study and exercise: For the prefacer to his father-in- law's book de ..."
2. The Jurisdiction of the Lords House, Or Parliament: Considered According to by Matthew Hale, Francis Hargrave (1796)
"The prefacer has been unexpectedly carried into this long note by an ... will,
fo far as the prefacer is ..."
3. The Literary Magazine, and American Register by Charles Brockden Brown (1806)
"It would appear that there is no lie, to which a prefacer is not tempted. ...
This ingenious invention of the prefacer of Aristophanes, at length, ..."
4. The Examination of Tilenus Before the Triers: In Order to His Intended by Laurence Womock, James Nichols (1824)
"What profound notion of learning our prefacer has found out, ... One great reason,
I suppose, that induced the prefacer to undervalue the old philosophy, ..."
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