Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tropist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tropist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who uses or deals in tropes.

noun

Someone who avoids or shirks the literal meaning of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.

Etymology

From trope + -ist. Compare French tropiste.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: trope

Inflected Forms

tropists (plural)

Synonyms

troper

Questions

What does tropist mean?: Someone who uses or deals in tropes.
Where does tropist come from?: From trope + -ist. Compare French tropiste.

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