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Synonyms for paraphraser


Grammar : Noun
Spell : par-uh-freyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær əˌfreɪz

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Définition of paraphraser

Origin :
  • c.1600, from paraphrase (n.) or from French paraphraser. Related: Paraphrased; paraphrasing.
  • As in interpreter : noun translator
Example sentences :
  • Emerson assumes that the reader is alert and knowing; the paraphraser, that he is a little inattentive and a little dull.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Literature » by Percy H. Boynton
  • Madame Tastu was also a translator, or rather a paraphraser, and an author of original poems of a sentimental kind.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of French Literature » by George Saintsbury
  • The paraphraser is now forced to appeal to a public intellectually lower than that he formerly addressed.
  • Extract from : « Talks on Writing English » by Arlo Bates
  • Mrs. Wister is an excellent example of what might more correctly be called a “paraphraser” than a “translator.”
  • Extract from : « Talks on Writing English » by Arlo Bates
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