Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-grapher

/ɡɹəf.əɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
-g-ra-pher
IPA
/ɡɹəf.əɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

someone who writes about a specified subject, or in a specified manner

suffix

a machine which notates a specified subject

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “I draw, write or describe”) + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

angiographer calendographer chalcographer chartographer chirographer cometographer cosmographer cryptographer demographer demonographer elegiographer geographer

Questions

How do you pronounce -grapher?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹəf.əɹ/.
What does -grapher mean?
someone who writes about a specified subject, or in a specified manner
Where does -grapher come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce -grapher

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