metaphrast

[ met-uh-frast ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌfræst /

noun

a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.

Origin of metaphrast

1600–10; Medieval Greek metaphrástēs one who translates, equivalent to *metaphrad-, base of metaphrázein to translate (see meta-, phrase) + -tēs agent suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM metaphrast

met·a·phras·tic, met·a·phras·ti·cal, adjective met·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby metaphrast

metaphen, metaphor, metaphosphate, metaphosphoric acid, metaphrase, metaphrast, metaphys., metaphysial dysostosis, metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic, metaphysical

British Dictionary definitions for metaphrastic

metaphrast
/ (ˈmɛtəˌfræst) /

noun

a person who metaphrases, esp one who changes the form of a text, as by rendering verse into prose

Derived forms of metaphrast

metaphrastic or metaphrastical, adjective metaphrastically, adverb

Word Origin for metaphrast

C17: from Medieval Greek metaphrastēs translator