vexillographer
/ˌvɛksɪˈlɑɡɹəfɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who designs flags professionally or semi-professionally.
Example Sentences
- "Anders Holmquist is a vexillographer, or designer, maker and philosopher of flags."
- "He turned himself into an instant vexillographer — a flag designer. […] Now 75 years old, the vexillographer has been living in Canada for the last 35 years. His vexillographer friends stopped him, “Hey! that is Netherlands’ flag! Careful! Queen Juliana or is it Queen Beatrix! She will shoot you on sight for stealing the colors plus the design,” they warned him. [… T]he Flag Institute has called him a “Vexillographer” — the professional title of a flag designer. All in all the Congress was highly successful with Dr. JEHANGIR R MEDORA of Canada presenting the Zoroastrian Flag of Friendliness and Brotherhood designed by him as a Vexillographer to all Delegates […]"
- "Had the terms been invented at the time, Miles could have called himself a vexillologist or vexillographer. He referred to the matter of flag design as “my pet hobby”."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌvɛksɪˈlɑɡɹəfɚ/
- British English: /ˌvɛksɪˈlɒɡɹəfə/