hermoglyphic
noun
her·mo·glyph·ic
¦hərmə¦glifik
variants or less commonly hermoglyphist
(ˌ)hərˈmägləfə̇st;
ˈhərməˌglif-,
ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗
plural -s
: one that carves statues
especially : one that engraves inscriptions on herms
Word History
Etymology
hermoglyphic from Greek hermoglyphikos of statuary, from hermoglypheus statuary (from hermēs herm + -glypheus, from glyphein to carve) + -ikos -ic; hermoglyphist from Greek hermoglyphikos + English -ist