noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌeɪ.ɛs.ɛmˈɑː.tɪst/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˌeɪ.ɛs.ɛmˈɑɹ.tɪst/
General-American:/-ɾɪst/
rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪst
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who creates ASMR audiovisual material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, neologism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) ▲ Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)bor. English autonomy Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English autonomous Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English sensory Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Latin medīdiēs Latin merīdiēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin merīdiānusder. Middle English meridian English meridian Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Latin respōnsumbor. Old French respunsbor. Middle English respounse English response English autonomous sensory meridian responseinit. English ASMR Proto-Indo-European *h2er- Proto-Indo-European *h2értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist blend English ASMRtist Blend of ASMR + artist.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Japanese:
ASMRtist (ē-esu-emu-ātisuto)
— person who creates ASMR content
Polish:
twórca ASMR
— person who creates ASMR content
Polish:
twórczyni ASMR
— person who creates ASMR content