Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memoirist

/ˈmɛmˌwɑɹɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
mem-oirist
IPA
/ˈmɛmˌwɑɹɪst/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who writes a memoir.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From memoir + -ist. Piecewise doublet of memorist.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹɪst/
  • British English: /ˈmɛmˌwɑːɹɪst/

Inflected Forms

memoirists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce memoirist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹɪst/.
What does memoirist mean?
A person who writes a memoir.
Where does memoirist come from?
From memoir + -ist. Piecewise doublet of memorist.

How to pronounce memoirist

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