polygraphern.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪɡrɑːfə/,

/ˈpɒlɪɡrafə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑliˌɡræfər/

Forms: 1500s poligrapher, 1700s– polygrapher.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -grapher comb. form.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -grapher comb. form. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin poligraphia (1518: see polygraphy n.); compare earlier steganographer n. at steganography n. Derivatives. In senses 2, 3, and 4 ultimately after post-classical Latin polygraphus person who writes on many subjects (a1536 in Erasmus) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek πολυγράϕος (adjective) writing much (see polygraph n.); with sense 2 compare earlier polygraphy n. 3a and later polygraph n. 2; with sense 3 compare slightly later polygraph n. 4; with sense 4 compare earlier polygraph n. 1. In sense 5 after polygraph n. (see sense 3 at that entry).

1. A person who uses, studies, or invents a code or cipher. See polygraphy n. 1. rare. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writer > writer according to system > [noun] > writer in cipher

polygrapher1588

cipherer1885

cipherist1902

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 29 Whose mightie and wonderfull proceedings no Poligrapher can expresse, or Steganographer decipher.

1871 L. B. Phillips Dict. Biogr. Ref. 298 Cunaeus, Peter (Van der Kun), Dutch savant and polygrapher; 1586–1638.

1995 J. Fentress tr. U. Eco Search for Perfect Lang. x. 222 For the polygraphers, invention was simply the job of assigning numbers to a collection of words from a given natural language.

2. An instrument for making multiple copies of a document, etc.; = polygraph n. 2. rare. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > for copying writing

polygraphy1705

polygrapher1778

polygraph1803

manifold writer1808

autocopyist1880

hectograph1880

copygrapha1884

1778 E. Darwin Let. 12 Dec. (1981) 94 I have incessantly labour'd at the completion of the Polygrapher in its triple capacity.

1983 Isis 74 616/2 There are descriptions of the polygrapher [Erasmus] Darwin invented, the greenhouse in which he had fruits appearing on melon vines in February, and his designs for oil lamps.

1988 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 42 153 Unfortunately Darwin's polygrapher has been lost.

3. A writer of many works; = polygraph n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > voluminous writer

polygrapher1791

polygraph1799

1791 G. F. A. Wendeborn View Eng. II. 14 Within a year, almost as much is printed as in all the rest of Europe... This, by no means redounds to our honour, though some of our polygraphers may think differently.

1879 Amer. Naturalist 13 764 He was a polygrapher—he wrote on everything.

1955 Hispania 38 501/1 [Three vacancies] have been filled this year by the polygrapher Maurício de Medeiros, the critic Alvaro Lins, and the novelist Josué Montelo.

1998 National Rev. (Nexis) 9 Nov. It was adapted and executive-produced by..one of cinema's most hyperactive polygraphers.

†4. A mimic; = polygraph n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > one who or that which imitates

followera1398

imitator1523

counterfeiter1526

counterfeitress1577

ape1594

imitatrix1606

emulator1652

figurer1665

mime1677

copier1679

copist1682

mimicker1693

copyist1756

mimic1791

polygraph1794

polygraphic1797

polygrapher1810

echoer1823

imitatressa1834

me-too1886

copycat1896

1810 Splendid Follies II. 7 [I] wear my hat in half a dozen positions, so that I defy the mimickry of a polygrapher.

5. A person who uses a lie detector or polygraph.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > paramedic > [noun] > using specific instrument > polygrapher

polygraphist1891

polygrapher1954

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar > machine for detecting lies > user of

polygraphist1891

polygrapher1954

1954 Reporter (N.Y.) 8 June 14/3 (heading) Eminent polygraphers.

1973 Biomed. Engin. 8 155/3 Regarding the opposing views on the skin-resistance channel; many practising polygraphers consider it to be too sensitive an indicator of emotional responses.

1989 Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 84/1 We agreed to set up such a test for him alone with a polygrapher of our choosing.

2003 L. Berlinski Loose Lips i. 20 The polygrapher returned to the room... ‘You showed a very strong reaction to one of the questions.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polygrapher
释义	polygraphern. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪɡrɑːfə/, /ˈpɒlɪɡrafə/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌɡræfər/ Forms: 1500s poligrapher, 1700s– polygrapher. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -grapher comb. form. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -grapher comb. form. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin poligraphia (1518: see polygraphy n.); compare earlier steganographer n. at steganography n. Derivatives. In senses 2, 3, and 4 ultimately after post-classical Latin polygraphus person who writes on many subjects (a1536 in Erasmus) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek πολυγράϕος (adjective) writing much (see polygraph n.); with sense 2 compare earlier polygraphy n. 3a and later polygraph n. 2; with sense 3 compare slightly later polygraph n. 4; with sense 4 compare earlier polygraph n. 1. In sense 5 after polygraph n. (see sense 3 at that entry). 1. A person who uses, studies, or invents a code or cipher. See polygraphy n. 1. rare. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writer > writer according to system > [noun] > writer in cipher polygrapher1588 cipherer1885 cipherist1902 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 29 Whose mightie and wonderfull proceedings no Poligrapher can expresse, or Steganographer decipher. 1871 L. B. Phillips Dict. Biogr. Ref. 298 Cunaeus, Peter (Van der Kun), Dutch savant and polygrapher; 1586–1638. 1995 J. Fentress tr. U. Eco Search for Perfect Lang. x. 222 For the polygraphers, invention was simply the job of assigning numbers to a collection of words from a given natural language. 2. An instrument for making multiple copies of a document, etc.; = polygraph n. 2. rare. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > for copying writing polygraphy1705 polygrapher1778 polygraph1803 manifold writer1808 autocopyist1880 hectograph1880 copygrapha1884 1778 E. Darwin Let. 12 Dec. (1981) 94 I have incessantly labour'd at the completion of the Polygrapher in its triple capacity. 1983 Isis 74 616/2 There are descriptions of the polygrapher [Erasmus] Darwin invented, the greenhouse in which he had fruits appearing on melon vines in February, and his designs for oil lamps. 1988 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 42 153 Unfortunately Darwin's polygrapher has been lost. 3. A writer of many works; = polygraph n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > voluminous writer polygrapher1791 polygraph1799 1791 G. F. A. Wendeborn View Eng. II. 14 Within a year, almost as much is printed as in all the rest of Europe... This, by no means redounds to our honour, though some of our polygraphers may think differently. 1879 Amer. Naturalist 13 764 He was a polygrapher—he wrote on everything. 1955 Hispania 38 501/1 [Three vacancies] have been filled this year by the polygrapher Maurício de Medeiros, the critic Alvaro Lins, and the novelist Josué Montelo. 1998 National Rev. (Nexis) 9 Nov. It was adapted and executive-produced by..one of cinema's most hyperactive polygraphers. †4. A mimic; = polygraph n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > one who or that which imitates followera1398 imitator1523 counterfeiter1526 counterfeitress1577 ape1594 imitatrix1606 emulator1652 figurer1665 mime1677 copier1679 copist1682 mimicker1693 copyist1756 mimic1791 polygraph1794 polygraphic1797 polygrapher1810 echoer1823 imitatressa1834 me-too1886 copycat1896 1810 Splendid Follies II. 7 [I] wear my hat in half a dozen positions, so that I defy the mimickry of a polygrapher. 5. A person who uses a lie detector or polygraph. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > paramedic > [noun] > using specific instrument > polygrapher polygraphist1891 polygrapher1954 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar > machine for detecting lies > user of polygraphist1891 polygrapher1954 1954 Reporter (N.Y.) 8 June 14/3 (heading) Eminent polygraphers. 1973 Biomed. Engin. 8 155/3 Regarding the opposing views on the skin-resistance channel; many practising polygraphers consider it to be too sensitive an indicator of emotional responses. 1989 Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 84/1 We agreed to set up such a test for him alone with a polygrapher of our choosing. 2003 L. Berlinski Loose Lips i. 20 The polygrapher returned to the room... ‘You showed a very strong reaction to one of the questions.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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