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metallurgist

/ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
met-al-lur-gist
IPA
/ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who works in metal (the type of material).

Dated

noun

A person skilled in metallurgy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English metallurgy 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 metallurgist From metallurgy + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/
  • British English: /ˌməˈtæləd͡ʒɪst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

metallurgists (plural)

Derived Forms

archaeometallurgist electrometallurgist hydrometallurgist nonmetallurgist pyrometallurgist

Synonyms

metalworker metallurgical engineer

Questions

How do you pronounce metallurgist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/.
What does metallurgist mean?
A person who works in metal (the type of material).
Where does metallurgist come from?
Etymology tree English metallurgy 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 metallurgist From metallurgy + -ist.

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