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tasseographer

tasseographer noun: a person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.

Noun

tasseographer (plural tasseographers)

  1. A person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.
    Synonyms:
    tasseomancer, tassologist

Synonyms of tasseographer

  • tasseomancer
  • tassologist

Forms of tasseographer

pluraltasseographers

Origin of tasseographer

A macaronic blend of French tasse (“cup”) and -grapher (“writer”)

Questions about tasseographer

What does tasseographer mean?
Tasseographer means a person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.
What part of speech is tasseographer?
Tasseographer is a noun.
What is the plural of tasseographer?
The plural of tasseographer is tasseographers.

Words near tasseographer in the dictionary

  1. tasselseed
  2. tasselseeds
  3. tasselweed
  4. tasselweeds
  5. tassely
  6. tasseographer
  7. tasseographers
  8. tasseography
  9. tasseomancy
  10. tasses
  11. tasset

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