Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tattooist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: tat-tooist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who draws or inks tattoos on people.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tattoo 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 tattooist From tattoo + -ist.

Inflected Forms

tattooists (plural)

Synonyms

tattoo artist tattooer

Questions

What does tattooist mean?: Someone who draws or inks tattoos on people.
Where does tattooist come from?: Etymology tree English tattoo 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 tattooist From tattoo + -ist.

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