Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hieroglyphist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ero-glyphist
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One versed in hieroglyphs.

Example Sentences

"[…] the painted chambers at the entrance of which, within ten years back, afforded shade and objects of study to the Hieroglyphist, are now blown into atoms, leaving it scarcely possible to ascertain their arrangement."

Etymology

From hieroglyph + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hieroglyph

Inflected Forms

hieroglyphists (plural)

Questions

What does hieroglyphist mean?: One versed in hieroglyphs.
Where does hieroglyphist come from?: From hieroglyph + -ist.

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