Etymograph

English

hypester

From hype + -ster.

Formed from hype + -ster

Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω ‘to throw over or beyond (a mark), to overshoot’

Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή ‘overshooting’

Latin hyperbolē ‘exaggeration, hyperbole’

Middle English iperbole

English hyperbole

English hype

Today it means

noun One who uses hype to promote or advertise.

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Etymograph / hypester