Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcriptionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
tran-scrip-tion-ist
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who transcribes.

noun

A writer of transcripts.

Etymology

Etymology tree English transcription 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 transcriptionist From transcription + -ist.

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Questions

What does transcriptionist mean?
A person who transcribes.
Where does transcriptionist come from?
Etymology tree English transcription 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 transcriptionist From transcription + -ist.

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