hagiographer

hag·i·og·ra·pher

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hag-ee-og-ruh-fer, hey-jee-]
- /ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi-/
- /hˌadʒɪˈɒɡrəfə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hag-ee-og-ruh-fer, hey-jee-]
- /ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi-/

Definitions of hagiographer word

noun hagiographer one of the writers of the Hagiographa. 1
noun hagiographer a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist. 1
noun hagiographer A writer of the lives of the saints. 1
noun hagiographer a person who writes about the lives of the saints 0
noun hagiographer one of the writers of the Hagiographa 0
noun hagiographer any of the authors of the Hagiographa 0

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Origin of hagiographer

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Greek hagiógraph(os) + -er1

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Parts of speech for Hagiographer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hagiographer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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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