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hieroglyphist

hieroglyphist noun: one versed in hieroglyphs.

Noun

hieroglyphist (plural hieroglyphists)

  1. One versed in hieroglyphs.
    • […] the painted chambers at the entrance of which, within ten years back, afforded shade and objects of study to the Hieroglyphist, are now blown into atoms, leaving it scarcely possible to ascertain their arrangement.1841, George Robins Gliddon, A memoir on the cotton of Egypt

Forms of hieroglyphist

pluralhieroglyphists

Origin of hieroglyphist

From hieroglyph + -ist.

Questions about hieroglyphist

What does hieroglyphist mean?
Hieroglyphist means one versed in hieroglyphs.
What part of speech is hieroglyphist?
Hieroglyphist is a noun.
What is the plural of hieroglyphist?
The plural of hieroglyphist is hieroglyphists.

Words near hieroglyphist in the dictionary

  1. hieroglyphically
  2. hieroglyphick
  3. hieroglyphicks
  4. hieroglyphics
  5. hieroglyphing
  6. hieroglyphist
  7. hieroglyphists
  8. hieroglyphize
  9. hieroglyphized
  10. hieroglyphizes
  11. hieroglyphizing

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