Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartoonist

/kɑɹˈtunɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: car-toon-ist
IPA: /kɑɹˈtunɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

noun

One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cartoon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cartoonist From cartoon + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑɹˈtunɪst/

Inflected Forms

cartoonists (plural)

Derived Forms

webcartoonist

Phrases

editorial cartoonist pocket cartoonist political cartoonist

Frequently Paired Words

graphic novelist animator

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cartoonist?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈtunɪst/.
What does cartoonist mean?: One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
Where does cartoonist come from?: Etymology tree English cartoon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cartoonist From cartoon + -ist.

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