Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glossographer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glos-so-g-ra-pher
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a writer of a glossary; a commentator

Example Sentences

"the Glossographer vpon the Decrees noteth, that the ſonne of a King may bee called King during the life of his father"

Etymology

From glosso- + -grapher.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glosso
Suffix: grapher

Inflected Forms

glossographers (plural)

Questions

What does glossographer mean?: a writer of a glossary; a commentator
Where does glossographer come from?: From glosso- + -grapher.

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