allegorist

al·le·go·rist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist]
- /ˈæl ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-, ˈæl ɪ gər ɪst/
- /ˈæ.lə.ɡə.rɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist]
- /ˈæl ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-, ˈæl ɪ gər ɪst/

Definitions of allegorist word

noun allegorist a person who writes allegories 3
noun allegorist a person who uses or writes allegory. 1
noun allegorist One who speaks in, or writes, allegories. 1

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Origin of allegorist

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; allegor(ize) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Allegorist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Allegorist

allegorist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for allegorist

noun allegorist

liar — MIT Scheme
narrator — a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc.
writer — a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
fibber — a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.

All 8 Synonyms of allegorist