kaumographer

noun

kau·​mog·​ra·​pher

kȯˈmägrəfə(r)

plural -s

: a worker who transfers designs, trademarks, or other printed material to cloth articles with a hot iron

Word History

Etymology

Greek kauma burning heat (from kaiein to burn) + English -o- + -grapher

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