noun
- plural of elegist; people who write or compose elegies (poems or songs of mourning or lamentation)
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The elegists of the Romantic era often explored themes of loss and melancholy.
- Ancient Greek elegists composed verses to honor the dead.
- Modern elegists continue the tradition of writing reflective poems about grief.
- The collection features works by several renowned elegists from different centuries.
- Elegists have long used their craft to process and express sorrow.