hieroglyphist

[ hahy-er-uh-glif-ist, hahy-ruh-, hahy-uh-rog-luh-fist, hahy-rog- ]

noun

1. a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
2. a person who writes in hieroglyphics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hieroglyphist¹

First recorded in 1820–30; hieroglyph(ics) ( def ) + -ist

Example Sentences

I write merely as I feel, and do not pretend to be either an expert hieroglyphist or a rhetorician of commanding quality.

From Project Gutenberg