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Meaning of polygrapher in English:

polygrapher

noun

  • 1 historical A person who uses, studies, or invents a code or cipher. See polygraphy . rare.

  • 2 historical An instrument for making multiple copies of a document, etc.; = "polygraph". rare.

  • 3A writer of many works; = "polygraph".

  • 4A person who uses a lie detector or polygraph.

Pronunciation

polygrapher

/ˈpɒlɪɡrɑːfə/ /ˈpɒlɪɡrafə/

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Harvey (bap. 1564, d. 1592), astrologer. From poly- + -grapher.