hippophagist

hip·poph·a·gist

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-pof-uh-jist]
- /hɪˈpɒf ə dʒɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-pof-uh-jist]
- /hɪˈpɒf ə dʒɪst/

Definitions of hippophagist word

noun hippophagist a person who eats horseflesh. 1
noun hippophagist someone who eats horse meat 0
noun hippophagist (rare) A person that eats horse meat. 0

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Origin of hippophagist

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; hippophag(y) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Hippophagist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hippophagist

hippophagist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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