photoengraver

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noun

A person who makes photoengravings.

OriginEnglish engraver ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotoengraver (plural photoengravers)

plural photoengravers

  1. A person who makes photoengravings.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishengraver
  9. Englishphotoengraver

From photo- + engraver.

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APA

photoengraver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengraver

MLA

“photoengraver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengraver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoengraver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengraver.

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