Nectarist
/ˈnɛk.tər.ɪst/noun
A person or organism that drinks or feeds on nectar.
Did you know?Ancient Greek poets treated nectar as the divine beverage of immortality, although the deeper origin of the word itself remains debated.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
νέκταρ (néktar)
“The drink of the gods, associated with divine immortality.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nectar
“Nectar; the celestial drink of the gods.”
14th Century
Middle English
nectar
“The fabled drink of the classical deities.”
17th–18th Century
English
nectar
“A delicious or exceptionally pleasing drink; later, the sugary fluid produced by flowers.”
Modern English
English
nectarist
“A formation from nectar plus the agent-forming suffix -ist, meaning one who drinks or feeds on nectar.”
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