/pan'i jir"ist, -juy"rist, pan"i jir'ist, -juy'rist/ , n.
a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
[ 1595-1605; panegyrista panegyristés one who takes part in a public festival or assembly, equiv. to panegyr ( izein ) to celebrate a public festival (see PANEGYRIZE) + -istes -IST ]