First published 1921; not fully revised
† zodiographernoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zodiographer mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zodiographer. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the mid 1600s.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Where does the noun zodiographer come from?
Earliest known use
mid 1600s
The only known use of the noun zodiographer is in the mid 1600s.
OED's only evidence for zodiographer is from 1650, in the writing of Sir Thomas Browne, physician and author.
zodiographer is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Greek ζῴδιον, ‑grapher comb. form.
Nearby entries
- zoarium, n.1880–
- zob, n.1911–
- zocalo, n.1884–
- zocco, n.1664–1723
- zocle, n.1704–
- zoco, n.1892–
- zodiac, n.1390–
- zodiacal, adj.1576–
- zodiac line, n.1590
- zodiac ring, n.1895–
- zodiographer, n.1650
- zoea, n.1828–
- zoeal, adj.?1870–
- zoetrope, n.1866–
- zographer, n.1570
- zography, n.1570
- zograscope, n.1753–
- Zohar, n.1682–
- zoic, adj.1863–
- -zoic, comb. form¹
- -zoic, comb. form²
Etymology
Summary
A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.
Meaning & use
Obsolete. rare.
- 1650One who writes about or describes animals.
- 1650
Ancient Zodiographers, and such as have particularly discoursed upon Animals.
Sir T. Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) v. i. 197
- zoographer1646–A person who produces descriptions of animals and their characteristics; a descriptive zoologist; (in later use) esp. a zoogeographer. Cf. zoography…
- zodiographer1650One who writes about or describes animals.