"blurbist" meaning in All languages combined

See blurbist on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: blurbists [plural]
Etymology: From blurb + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|blurb|-ist}} blurb + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} blurbist (plural blurbists)
  1. A writer of blurbs. Categories (topical): Occupations, People

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1996 August 12, Pico Iyer, “Jacketeering”, in The New York Times:",
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