tattooist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English tattoo

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English tattooist

From tattoo + -ist.

Noun

tattooist (plural tattooists)

1. Someone who draws or inks tattoos on people.

Synonyms

• tattoo artist
• tattooer

Translations

tattooist — see tattoo artist