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writinger

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋəɹ/

writinger noun: one who studies handwriting; a graphologist.

Noun

writinger (plural writingers)

  1. (obsolete) One who studies handwriting; a graphologist.
    • The change of the shape of the c […] may help some future and more learned writinger to settle the date more closely than I can.1867, Thomas Percy, John Wesley Hales, Frederick James Furnivall, Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript: Ballads and Romances, page xiii

Forms of writinger

pluralwritingers

Origin of writinger

From writing + -er.

Questions about writinger

What does writinger mean?
Writinger means one who studies handwriting; a graphologist.
What part of speech is writinger?
Writinger is a noun.
How do you pronounce writinger?
Writinger is pronounced /ˈɹaɪtɪŋəɹ/.
What is the plural of writinger?
The plural of writinger is writingers.

Words near writinger in the dictionary

  1. writing-desks
  2. writing-pad
  3. writing-pads
  4. writing-paper
  5. writing-papers
  6. writinger
  7. writings
  8. writings on the wall
  9. writings on walls
  10. writless
  11. writo

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