"physiognomist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: physiognomists [plural]
Etymology: From physiognomy + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|physiognomy|ist}} physiognomy + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} physiognomist (plural physiognomists)
  1. One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality. Categories (topical): People, Pseudoscience Translations (one who studies physiognomy): physiognomoniste [feminine, masculine] (French), Gesichtsleser [masculine] (German), Gesichtsleserin [feminine] (German), Physiognomiker [masculine] (German), Physiognomikerin [feminine] (German), φυσιογνωμιστής (fysiognomistís) [masculine] (Greek)

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