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Meaning of "telegraphist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELEGRAPHIST

telegraphist  [tɪˈlɛɡrəfɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELEGRAPHIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Telegraphist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TELEGRAPHIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

telegraphist

Telegraphist

A telegraphist or telegraph operator is an operator who uses the morse code in order to communicate by land or radio lines. Telegraphists were indispensable at sea in the early day of Wireless Telegraphy. During the Great War the Royal Navy enlisted many volunteers as telegraphists.

Definition of telegraphist in the English dictionary

The definition of telegraphist in the dictionary is an operator who transmits messages by telegraph.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELEGRAPHIST


calligraphist
kəˈlɪɡrəfɪst
cerographist
sɪəˈrɒɡrəfɪst
chalcographist
kælˈkɒɡrəfɪst
cosmographist
kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪst
demographist
dɪˈmɒɡrəfɪst
epigraphist
ɪˈpɪɡrəfɪst
hagiographist
ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪst
metallographist
ˌmɛtəˈlɒɡrəfɪst
monographist
mɒˈnɒɡrəfɪst
myographist
ˌmaɪˈɒɡrəfɪst
organographist
ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪst
orthographist
ɔːˈθɒɡrəfɪst
palaeographist
ˌpælɪˈɒɡrəfɪst
photographist
fəˈtɒɡrəfɪst
selenographist
ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪst
steganographist
ˌsteɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪst
stenographist
steˈnɒɡrəfɪst
stratigraphist
strəˈtɪɡrəfɪst
tachygraphist
tæˈkɪɡrəfɪst
uranographist
ˌjʊərəˈnɒɡrəfɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELEGRAPHIST

telegenic
telegenically
telegnosis
telegnostic
telegonic
telegonous
Telegonus
telegony
telegram
telegrammatic
telegrammic
telegraph
telegraph plant
telegraph pole
telegraph wire
telegrapher
telegraphese
telegraphic
telegraphically
telegraphy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELEGRAPHIST

anthropomorphist
anthroposophist
catastrophist
chirographist
cryptographist
deipnosophist
epitaphist
gymnosophist
hieroglyphist
hist
metamorphist
pansophist
paragraphist
philosophist
phonographist
sapphist
sophist
theosophist
typographist
zoographist

Synonyms and antonyms of telegraphist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «telegraphist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELEGRAPHIST

Find out the translation of telegraphist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of telegraphist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «telegraphist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

报务员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

telegrafista
570 millions of speakers

English

telegraphist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तार संकेतक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

telegraphist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телеграфист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telegrafista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দূরলিখযন্ত্রচালনে সক্ষম ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

télégraphiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telegraf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Telegraphist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

telegraphist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전신 기사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Telegraphist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện tín viên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெலிகிராபிஸ்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तारलेखक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

telgrafçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telegrafista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

telegrafista
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телеграфіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telegrafist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

telegraphist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telegrafist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telegraphist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telegrafist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of telegraphist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEGRAPHIST»

The term «telegraphist» is normally little used and occupies the 127.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEGRAPHIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «telegraphist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «telegraphist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about telegraphist

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEGRAPHIST»

Discover the use of telegraphist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to telegraphist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The practical telegraphist and guide to the telegraph ...
THE. PRACTICAL. TELEGRAPHIST. CHAPTER L BATTERIES USED IN TELEGRAPHY. Hospitalier says, " We can form a fairly accurate idea of a battery by comparing it to a source of heat — for instance, the furnace of a boiler. This source ...
William Lynd, 1885
2
Journal. Appendix
Ofllce. Appoinv 011 a 5 "' Ham“!3 2': mam. March 31, sag Q 1906. m ,_, SIXTH Cues—From £115 to £180, by Three Annual Increments of £15 each and Two of £10 each—continued. Y. n. n. .2 646' Eccleton, P. J. .. 25 Telegraphist, Rotcrua .
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1906
3
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
(Special Section, without Promotion from Class, for Senior Oñicers who have served More than Twenty Years, £190 to £200, by One Annual Increment of £10)- continued. Y. м. D. Е 33 McHattie, J. .. 45 ( Telegraphist, Blenheim . . .. l 12/9/'79 26 ...
‎1906
4
Ten Pound Pom: Victor Poxon Goes To War
... 1943 8 September 1943 HMS Duke Ordinary Telegraphist 9 September 1943 13 September 1943 HMS Royal Arthur Ordinary Telegraphist 14 September 1943 24 September 1943 HMS Cressy Ordinary Telegraphist 25 September 1943 26 ...
John Pateman
5
The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story
Surmising that this pair—Lady Bradeen, a married woman, and Captain Everard, a bachelor—are having an illicit relationship, the telegraphist becomes preoccupied with developing a narrative about them based on the numerous frantic ...
Andrew Maunder, 2007
6
Charles Dickens in Cyberspace : The Afterlife of the ...
(186) The telegraphist is an early version of Donna Haraway's cyborg, a woman wired into the information network, the interface between a vast technological network and a human system of customers and exchange. James fully registers the ...
Jay Clayton Professor of English Vanderbilt University, 2003
7
Royal Navy Roll of Honour - World War 1, by Date and Ship/Unit
... Joseph, Ordinary Telegraphist, RNVR, Bristol Z 6552 COLBY, John J, Ty/ Skipper, RNR COULL, John G, Deck Hand, RNR, DA 10938 CRAFTER, Richard A, Ty/Lieutenant, RNR CRAIG, George, 2nd Hand, RNR, DA 12515 DAVISON, John, ...
Don Kindell, 2009
8
The Other Henry James
telegraphist, her elder sister, and their mother were "ladies, suddenly bereft, betrayed, overwhelmed," who "had slipped faster and faster down the steep slope," not entirely unlike Mrs. Jordan, the pastor's widow, who is dignified enough, ...
John Carlos Rowe, 1998
9
Kenya Gazette
... Clerk and Telegraphist Junior Postal Clerk and Telegraphist Supervisor, Telephones (Female) Telephonist (Female) Junior Telephonist (Female) Night Telephone Operator (Male) Divisional Engineer Mechanical Plant Inspector Technician ...
10
The Men Who Knew Too Much: Henry James and Alfred Hitchcock
Similarly, the telegraphist serves as a surrogate mother to a wide range of characters, including her own alcoholic mother, Mr. Mudge, Captain Everard, and the male clerks at Cocker's. Like Lisa, the telegraphist does not understand maternity ...
Susan M. Griffin, Alan Nadel, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEGRAPHIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term telegraphist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fiction review: 'The Watchmaker of Filigree Street,' by Natasha Pulley
“His own English had devolved rapidly since he had become a telegraphist,” Pulley writes. “There was a shorthand for everything. GM, good morning, GA, ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Australian women cryptanalysts in navy helped to save lives in …
Sydney's Jean Nysen left her job as a commercial artist at Mark Foy's department store in 1941 to train as a wireless telegraphist at the Royal Australian Navy's ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
3
Cassette saved from wheelie bin contains vivid memories of WWI …
Eric served on a British minesweeper as a telegraphist, and witnessed the sinking of the Australian hospital ship Warilda after it was torpedoed by a German ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
4
History behind The Imitation Game includes Canadian connection
So when she saw a brochure for a mysterious “wireless telegraphist special operator” position, she immediately signed up. She and her dozens of mostly female ... «Canada.com, Feb 15»
5
Newsletter kept morale up for Dawley boys
“This soldier had previously lost two other brothers in the war – Pte Enoch Round, who was killed in the Dardanelles in August 1915 and the Boy-Telegraphist, ... «shropshirestar.com, Aug 14»
6
Language won migrant's heart
"One of my teachers at school spent many years in New Zealand and, when I was a telegraphist in London, the men in the hostel I lived in were from New ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 14»
7
Australia, Netherlands share a unique bond in times of need
Albury's municipal electrical engineer, Lyle Ferris, a man of initiative, tore open the town's light-switching headquarters and enlisted telegraphist R.J. Turner to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»
8
Salty tales in Portsmouth
She had volunteered in 1942, aged just 17, and been snapped up as a telegraphist because, thanks to the Girl Guides and help from her father, a signaller in the ... «Express.co.uk, May 14»
9
Rex hangs up the clippers
"I was there as a wireless telegraphist for four years, with the last two-and-a-half spent in New Guinea." When Mr Page returned to Kyogle, he said he married ... «Northern Star, May 14»
10
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Has Died
He was the eldest of the 11 children of Luisa Santiaga Marquez and Gabriel Elijio Garcia, a telegraphist and a wandering homeopathic pharmacist who was also ... «People Magazine, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Telegraphist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/telegraphist>. Apr 2024 ».
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