Meanings
nounlogographer (plural logographers)
plural logographers
- a chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner with short simple sentences
- one skilled in logography
- Ancient GreeceSomeone who made a speech on behalf of another, in a legal trial.
Origin
From Ancient Greek λογογράφος (logográphos) + -er. By surface analysis, logo- + -grapher.
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APA
logographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logographer
MLA
“logographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logographer.
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