analogist

Definition of Analogist in English :

1. analogist

someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Analogist

noun plural -gies

1.

agreement or similarity, esp in a certain limited number of features or details

2.

a comparison made to show such a similarity

to draw an analogy between an atom and the solar system

3. biology

the relationship between analogous organs or parts

4. logic, mathematics

a form of reasoning in which a similarity between two or more things is inferred from a known similarity between them in other respects

5. linguistics

imitation of existing models or regular patterns in the formation of words, inflections, etc

a child may use "sheeps" as the plural of "sheep" by analogy with "dog", "dogs", "cat", "cats", etc

nounWord forms: plural aˈnalogies

1.

similarity in some respects between things otherwise unlike; partial resemblance

2.

the likening of one thing to another on the basis of some similarity between the two

3. Biology

similarity in function between parts dissimilar in origin and structure, as the wing of a bird and that of an insect

n.

One who makes, looks for, or reasons from analogies.