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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PHYSIOGNOMIST

n.One that is skilled in physiognomy; one that is able to judge of the particular temper or other qualities of the mind, by signs in the countenance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PHYSIOGNOMIST

PHYSIOGNOMIST Phys `i *og *nom "ist, n.

 

Defn: Same as Physiognomy, 1.

 

PHYSIOGNOMIST

Phys `i *og "no *mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. physiognomiste.]

 

1. One skilled in physiognomy. Dryden.

 

2. One who tells fortunes by physiognomy. Holland.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

physiognomist

phys i og no mist |ˌfizēˈä (g )nəmist fɪziˈɑɡnəməst | ▶noun a person supposedly able to judge character (or, formerly, to predict the future ) from facial characteristics. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Old French physionomiste .

 

Oxford Dictionary

physiognomist

physi |ognom |ist |ˌfɪzɪˈɒ (g )nəmist | ▶noun a person supposedly able to judge character (or, formerly, to predict the future ) from facial characteristics. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Old French physionomiste .