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hypnotist

/ˈhɪpnətɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
hyp-no-tist
IPA
/ˈhɪpnətɪst/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hypnotise Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English hypnotist From hypnotise + -ist.

Inflected Forms

hypnotists (plural)

Synonyms

hypnotizer hypnotiser mesmerist mesmerizer

Questions

How do you pronounce hypnotist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪpnətɪst/.
What does hypnotist mean?
A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.
Where does hypnotist come from?
Etymology tree English hypnotise Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English hypnotist From hypnotise + -ist.

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