-grapher

noun combining form

grəfə(r),

sometimes ˌgraf- when there is a corresponding verb form in "-graph"

plural -s

: one that writes about (specified) material or in a (specified) way

craniographer

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin -graphus one that writes (such) material or in (such) a way (from Greek -graphos, from -graphos written, writing) + English -er

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