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cartoonist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kɑɹˈtunɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA0 R T UW1 N AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who draws cartoons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: draftsman, drawer

Narrower terms: lampoon artist, Feifer, Jules Feifer, Goldberg, Rube Goldberg, Reuben Lucius Goldberg, Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, Mauldin, Bill Mauldin, William Henry Mauldin, Nast, Thomas Nast, Schulz, Charles Schulz, Charles M. Schulz, Charles Munroe Schulz, Silverstein, Shel Silverstein, Shelby Silverstein, Steinberg, Saul Steinberg, Tenniel, Sir John Tenniel, Thurber, James Thurber, James Grover Thurber

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cartoon 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 -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cartoonist From cartoon + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 漫畫家 /漫画家 (mànhuàjiā) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Danish: tegner — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Dutch: striptekenaar — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Dutch: striptekenares — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Finnish: pilapiirtäjä — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Finnish: sarjakuvapiirtäjä — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • French: dessinateur — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • French: dessinatrice — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • French: dessinateur de bande dessinée — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • French: cartooniste m or f dessinateur de dessins animés — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • French: dessinatrice de dessins animés — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Cartoonist — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Cartoonistin — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Zeichner — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Zeichnerin — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Comiczeichner — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Comiczeichnerin — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Karikaturist — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Karikaturistin — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Karikaturenzeichner — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Karikaturenzeichnerin — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Trickzeichner — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • German: Trickzeichnerin — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Greek: γελοιογράφος (geloiográfos) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Greek: σκιτσογράφος (skitsográfos) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Hebrew: קָרִיקָטוּרִיסט — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Indonesian: kartunis — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Italian: vignettista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Italian: cartoonista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Japanese: 漫画家 (mangaka) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Korean: 만화가 (manhwaga) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Macedonian: карикатури́ст (karikaturíst) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Macedonian: цртач (crtač) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Māori: kaituhi pakiwaituhi — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Occitan: dessenhaire — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Occitan: cartonista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Persian: کارتونیست (kârtonist) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Polish: rysownik — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Polish: rysowniczka — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Polish: karykaturzysta — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Polish: karykaturzystka — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Polish: kreskówkarz — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Polish: komiksiarz — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Portuguese: desenhista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Portuguese: cartunista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Portuguese: chargista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Portuguese: quadrinista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Romanian: desenator — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Romanian: desenatoare — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Russian: карикатури́ст (karikaturíst) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Russian: карикатури́стка (karikaturístka) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Russian: худо́жник-мультиплика́тор (xudóžnik-mulʹtiplikátor) — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Spanish: dibujante — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Spanish: historietista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Spanish: caricaturista — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Swedish: tecknare — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Swedish: serietecknare — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Volapük: karigan — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Volapük: hikarigan — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Volapük: jikarigan — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Walloon: spiroutî — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Walloon: spiroutresse — creator of cartoons or strip cartoons
  • Finnish: sarjakuvataiteilija — person who writes and illustrates comic books
  • Indonesian: komikus — person who writes and illustrates comic books
  • Māori: kaituhi pakiwaituhi — person who writes and illustrates comic books
  • Occitan: cartonista — person who writes and illustrates comic books
  • Polish: komiksiarz — person who writes and illustrates comic books
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