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Logographer

Logographer | Logograph

Logographer meaning

a chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner with short simple sentences | one skilled in logography | Someone who made a speech on behalf of another, in a legal trial.

Example sentences (2)

An Athenian logographer could remain anonymous, which enabled him to serve personal interests, even if it prejudiced the client.

Whatever professionalism there was tended to disguise itself; it was possible to pay for the services of a speechwriter or logographer (logographos), but this may not have been advertised in court.