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hyperbolist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-bolist
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.

Etymology

From hyperbole + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hyperbolists (plural)

Questions

What does hyperbolist mean?
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
Where does hyperbolist come from?
From hyperbole + -ist.

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