Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prologist

/ˈpɹɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-l-o-gist
IPA: /ˈpɹɒləd͡ʒɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The writer or speaker of a prologue.

Example Sentences

"The following Play…The Prologist and Epilogist represent the whole Course of Literature."
"Such a prologist as Sir Dudley seemed scarcely to threaten."
"The principal characters in the play appear to have been grouped in a kind of tableau on the stage while the prologue was delivered, in this as in some other plays. The prologist informs the audience that the two captives who stand in chains on his right and left, are Philocrates, a young noble of Elis, and his slave Tyndarus."

Etymology

From prolog(ize) + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prologize

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɹɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Inflected Forms

prologists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prologize prologue

Questions

How do you pronounce prologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɒləd͡ʒɪst/.
What does prologist mean?: The writer or speaker of a prologue.
Where does prologist come from?: From prolog(ize) + -ist.

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