telegrapher

Questions

What does telegrapher mean?

A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams.

Where does telegrapher come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph English -er English telegrapher From telegraph + -er.

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