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rederijker.

rhetorician, literatus, especially an amateur involved in theatre; a member of the literary guilds that existed in the Low Countries in the late mediaeval and early modern periods

10 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈreː.dəˌrɛi̯.kər/
  1. rhetorician, literatus, especially an amateur involved in theatre; a member of the literary guilds that existed in the Low Countries in the late mediaeval and early modern periods

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch retorike, either directly from Latin rhētorica or indirectly via Middle or Old French, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”). Folk-etymologically reinterpreted as a compound of rede (“reason”) + rijk (“rich”) + -er (denominative agent suffix).

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