hieroglyphist

American

[hahy-er-uh-glif-ist, hahy-ruh-, hahy-uh-rog-luh-fist, hahy-rog-] / ˌhaɪ ər əˈglɪf ɪst, ˌhaɪ rə-, ˌhaɪ əˈrɒg lə fɪst, haɪˈrɒg- /

noun

a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
a person who writes in hieroglyphics.

Etymology

Origin of hieroglyphist

First recorded in 1820–30; hieroglyph(ics) ( def. ) + -ist

Example Sentences

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I write merely as I feel, and do not pretend to be either an expert hieroglyphist or a rhetorician of commanding quality.

From The Autobiography of Methuselah by Bangs, John Kendrick

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