单词 | ebonist |
释义 | ebonist in British English (ˈɛbənɪst) noun a person who carves or trades in ebony or other decorative wood ebonist in American English (ˈebənɪst) noun a worker in ebony Word origin [1700–10; ebon(y) + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cozy, emphatic, envelope, hump, sliding scale-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, machinist, realist |
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