eulogist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who delivers a speech or piece of writing in praise of someone, especially at a funeral

   The family chose her oldest colleague to serve as the eulogist at the memorial.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who praises or advocates for someone or something enthusiastically

   As a eulogist of the old regime, he ignored its record of repression.

Formed from eulogy + -ist. Eulogy came through Latin from Greek eulogia ("praise, good speaking"), combining eu- ("good, well") + logos ("word, speech"). The funeral sense is now prominent, but the older broader sense of a person who praises remains active.

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