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noun
A person who is professionally employed to add writing to something (as a sign, shop window, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A particular profession in the production of comics, an artist specializing in neatly writing written material such as dialogue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A device for printing letters of text.
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noun
a painter of letters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: painter
History
From letter + -er.
Across languages
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