Encomiast

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encomiast \En*co"mi*ast\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to praise, fr. ?
     encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See {Encomium}.]
     One who praises; a panegyrist. --Locke. Encomiastic

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:



  ENCOMIAST, n.  A special (but not particular) kind of liar.