Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autothaumaturgist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tothau-matur-gist
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.

Example Sentences

"Of course there are dull men who could not understand a tabby-cat or a professional cricketer, let alone an expert autothaumaturgist—a self-mystery-maker—like a woman."

Etymology

From auto- + thaumaturgist.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Inflected Forms

autothaumaturgists (plural)

Questions

What does autothaumaturgist mean?: One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
Where does autothaumaturgist come from?: From auto- + thaumaturgist.

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