aquarist

a·quar·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-kwair-ist]
- /əˈkwɛər ɪst/
- /ə.ˈkwe.rəst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-kwair-ist]
- /əˈkwɛər ɪst/

Definitions of aquarist word

noun aquarist the curator of an aquarium 3
noun aquarist a person who studies aquatic life 3
noun aquarist a person who keeps an aquarium as a hobby 3
noun aquarist the curator or director of an aquarium (sense 2) 3
noun aquarist a curator, collector, or ichthyologist associated with an aquarium. 1
noun aquarist A person who keeps an aquarium. 1

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Origin of aquarist

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; aquar(ium) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Aquarist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aquarist

aquarist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

aquarist usage trend in Literature

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