ˌpanəˈjirə̇st, -jīr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin panegyrista, from Greek panēgyristēs participant in a public festival, from panēgyrizein to participate in a public festival, deliver a panegyric + -istēs -ist
: one who writes or delivers a panegyric : eulogist
a panegyrist of country simplicity — John Buchan