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hieroglyphist

[ hahy-er-uh-glif-ist, hahy-ruh-, hahy-uh-rog-luh-fist, hahy-rog- ]

noun

  1. a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
  2. a person who writes in hieroglyphics.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hieroglyphist1

First recorded in 1820–30; hieroglyph(ics) ( def ) + -ist
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Example Sentences

I write merely as I feel, and do not pretend to be either an expert hieroglyphist or a rhetorician of commanding quality.

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