Mentioners

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who refer to or cite someone or something in speech or writing, often acknowledging or calling attention to the subject ; persons who include references to particular topics, names, or events in communication ; those who bring up or allude to someone or something within conversation or documentation
2. People who bring attention to or cite a subject by name in various forms of expression ; agents who incorporate mentions of specific entities or ideas in their verbal or written discourse ; participants in communication who highlight or acknowledge others by referring to them explicitly
3. Entities that make explicit references to individuals, objects, or concepts during dialogue or text ; communicators who note or acknowledge particular subjects by name within their speech or writing ; sources that include direct or indirect allusions to people, places, or things in their expressions

Etymology: "Mentioners" is the plural of "mentioner," formed from the verb "mention" plus the agent suffix "-er," which marks a person or thing that performs an action. "Mention" itself entered English in the 14th century from Old French "mencion," which came from Latin "mentio," a noun from "mentionem," the accusative of "mens" meaning "mind." The original sense was closer to "remembrance" or "a bringing to mind" than to the act of naming something in speech. The agent noun "mentioner" is the newer piece. It is a regular English formation that appears in the 19th century, built by adding "-er" to a verb already in use, a pattern English has long applied to create words for the one who performs an action, as with "reader" or "speaker." The plural simply adds "-s," so "mentioners" refers to any number of people, or other sources, that make such references.

Synonyms: referencers, citors, noters, commentators, speakers