logographer
- noun
- /ləˈɡrɒɡrəfə/
- Specialized
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logógrafo
- As a logographer, she dedicated her life to documenting the history of her people.
Examples
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Many details about the war were preserved thanks to the diligent work of a single logographer.
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The ancient logographer provided valuable insights into the customs of early civilizations.
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The ancient logographer documented the battles of the kingdom.
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Many logographers contributed to the history of Rome.
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In ancient Greece, a logographer would document the significant events and cultural practices of their time.
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One famous logographer, Herodotus, is often called the 'Father of History' for his detailed accounts of historical events.
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The role of the logographer was to preserve important narratives that shaped the understanding of history for future generations.
Synonyms
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A person who studies and writes about past events
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A person who writes or records information for other people
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A person who writes down events in the order they happen
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A person who studies and writes about the past, often as an official record keeper
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A person who collects, organizes and preserves important papers and files
A person who copies texts by hand, often in the past
A person who writes or organizes information for others to use
Surface Forms
Morphology
logographer = logograph (opaque) = logo + graph + er
Adding -er to 'logograph' is a regular agentive formation, but the base itself is a learned classical term.
Etymology
Logographer comes from the Greek parts logos 'word' or 'story' and graph 'to write', so it literally means a 'writer of stories' and is used for someone who records events and writes history.