"rhyparographer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪ.pəˈɹɒ.ɡɹə.fə/ [UK], /ɹɪ.pəˈɹɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ [US] Forms: rhyparographers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhyparographer (plural rhyparographers)
  1. (historical, usually applied to the Ancient Greeks) A person who paints or writes about distasteful or sordid subjects. Tags: historical Related terms: rhyparograph, rhyparographic, rhyparography
    Sense id: en-rhyparographer-en-noun-AH23Ph8B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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