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metaphorist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metapho-rist
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who makes, or uses metaphors.

Etymology

From metaphor + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

metaphorists (plural)

Derived Forms

metaphorism

Questions

What does metaphorist mean?
Someone who makes, or uses metaphors.
Where does metaphorist come from?
From metaphor + -ist.

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