zoographist, n.

zoographist
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Revised 2017

# † zoographistnoun

## Earlier version

- zoographist in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoographist mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoographist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1870s.

### Where does the noun zoographist come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1700s

The earliest known use of the noun zoographist is in the mid 1700s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoographist is from 1749, in the writing of Benjamin Martin, lecturer on science and maker of scientific instruments.

zoographist is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zoography n., ‑ist suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zoogloeal, adj. 1879–
2. zoogloeic, adj. 1883–
3. zoogonic, adj. 1787–
4. zoogonidium, n. 1857–
5. zoogony, n. 1675–
6. zoograph, n. 1623
7. zoographer, n. 1646–
8. zoographic, adj. 1741–
9. zoographical, adj. 1651–
10. zoographically, adv. 1835–
11. zoographist, n.1749–1874
12. zoography, n. 1593–
13. zoogyroscope, n. 1880–
14. zooid, n. 1851–
15. zooid, adj. 1849
16. zooidal, adj. 1858–
17. zooidogamous, adj. 1891–
18. zookeeper, n. 1886–
19. zookeeping, n. 1929–
20. Zookers, int. 1620–
21. Zooks, int. 1600–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zoography n., ‑ist suffix.
< zoography n. + ‑ist suffix.

Compare earlier zoographer n.

## Meaning & use

Obsolete. rare.

1. 1749–1874
   A person who produces descriptions of animals and their characteristics; = zoographer n. 1.
   1. 1749

      > Zoographer or Zoographist, one who describes the natures, properties, forms, &c. of animals of any kind.

      B. Martin, Lingua Britannica Reformata
   2. 1792

      > Depicted on the left of him, You see a Lion fierce and grim; And at his feet an animal, By Zoographist yclep'd Jackall.

      ‘C. Chantor’, Modern Independent Whig i. 13
   3. 1874

      > A botanist or zoographist, a mere describer of plants or animals.

      Nature 11 June 105/2
   painting
   1. zoograph 1623
      = zoographer, n. 2.
   2. zoographer 1656–
      A painter or artist who specializes in depictions of animals or living creatures. Also (chiefly with specific allusion to ancient Greek or Latin)…
   3. zoographist 1749–1874
      A person who produces descriptions of animals and their characteristics; = zoographer, n. 1.
   4. animal painter 1780–
      A painter of animals, as opposed to landscapes, portraits, narrative pictures, etc.
   5. cattleist 1834–
      A cattle-painter.
   6. animalist 1993–
      A painter or sculptor of animals; a writer of animal stories.
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## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1700s–1800s
   zoographist
2. 1800s
   zoögraphist

zoographist, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoographist, n. was last modified in July 2023.