graffitist

graf·fi·ti

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gruh-fee-tee]
- /grəˈfi ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gruh-fee-tee]
- /grəˈfi ti/

Definitions of graffitist word

noun graffitist plural of graffito. 1
noun graffitist (used with a plural verb) markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, wall of a building or public restroom, or the like: These graffiti are evidence of the neighborhood's decline. 1
noun graffitist (used with a singular verb) such markings as a whole or as constituting a particular group: Not much graffiti appears around here these days. 1
noun graffitist a person who writes or draws graffiti, esp. one whose stylized works are thought of as art 0

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Origin of graffitist

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < Italian, plural of graffito incised inscription or design, derivative with -ito -ite2 of graffiare to scratch, perhaps influenced by presumed Latin *graphīre to write; both probably derivative of Latin graphium stylus < Greek grapheîon; cf. graphic, grapho-, graft1

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Parts of speech for Graffitist

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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graffitist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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