quoter
One who cites
A quoter is someone who quotes—repeating or citing the words of others.
The term often carries a slight suggestion of habitual or excessive quoting: He's a great quoter of Shakespeare.
In financial contexts, a quoter provides price quotes for securities or commodities.
Mention of a source
- sourcePoint of origin
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
acknowledgment · bibliography · excerpt · paraphrase · epigraph · blockquote · transcript · verbatim
One who talks
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- sourcePoint of origin
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
narrator · reporter · correspondent · witness · testifier · interviewee · pundit · authority
Composer of pithy truths
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- witClever, inventive humor
- epigrammatistWriter of clever sayings
maxim · proverb · adage · aphorism · witticism · bon mot · quip · epigram
Informed guess at quantity
- bidOffer to purchase
- priceMonetary value assigned
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
tender · invoice · appraisal · valuation · assessment · cost estimate · ballpark figure · contractor
citation
Mention of a source
- sourcePoint of origin
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
footnote · acknowledgment · bibliography · excerpt · paraphrase · epigraph · blockquote · transcript · verbatim · sourcing
speaker
One who talks
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- sourcePoint of origin
- informantOne who provides intelligence
commentator · narrator · reporter · correspondent · witness · testifier · interviewee · pundit · authority · expert
aphorist
Composer of pithy truths
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- witClever, inventive humor
epigrammatist · maxim · proverb · adage · aphorism · witticism · bon mot · quip · epigram · pithy saying
estimate
Informed guess at quantity
proposal · tender · invoice · appraisal · valuation · assessment · cost estimate · ballpark figure · contractor · estimator
- Wordsmithswordsmith, author, poet, lyricist, copywriter
quoterparaphraser
One who restates meaning
summarizer · interpreter · adapter · translator · glosser
quoterplagiarist
One stealing others' writing
plagiarizer · originator · primary source · coiner · creator
- quotation marksPunctuation framing cited text
- air quotesGestured skeptical punctuation
- immigration quotaCap on permitted newcomers
- famous quotesWidely recognized attributed statements
- movie quoteMemorable cinema dialogue
- quote unquoteVerbal air quotes
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