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telegraphist.

A telegrapher or telegraph operator.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛləɡɹɑːfɪst/Received-Pronunciation/təˈlɛɡɹɑːfɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛləɡɹæfɪst/General-American/təˈlɛɡɹæfɪst/General-American
  1. A telegrapher or telegraph operator.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English telegraphist From telegraph + -ist.

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