محدث

muḥaddis̤(act. part. of حدّث 'to tell, relate; to relate a story or tradition,' ii of حدث 'to be new or recent,' etc.; see ḥadīs̤), s.m. One who produces something new; an inventor; an innovator;—a narrator, relater;—a collector, or compiler, or reporter of Muhammadan traditions; a believer in tradition; one well versed in the ḥadīs̤, q.v.