Quoter
/ˈkwoʊ.tɚ/noun
A person who repeats or cites words from another source.
Did you know?Although the modern word feels ordinary, its ancestor was tied to the idea of numbering or marking something out, which is why its relatives spread into law, finance, and citation.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
quot
“how many; how much”
Late Latin
Latin
quotāre
“to number or mark with numbers”
Old French
Old French
quoter
“to cite or note”
Middle English
English
quoten
“to cite, repeat words of another”
Modern English
English
quoter
“a person who quotes”