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lithographer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a printmaker who uses lithography

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: printmaker, graphic artist

Narrower terms: Currier, Nathaniel Currier, Daumier, Honore Daumier, Ives, James Ives, James Merritt Ives, Senefelder, Alois Senefelder, Aloys Senefelder

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English lithography Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lithographer From lithography + -er.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: litografisto — a person who makes lithographs
  • Finnish: litografi — a person who makes lithographs
  • French: lithographe — a person who makes lithographs
  • Irish: liteagrafaí — a person who makes lithographs
  • Italian: litografo — a person who makes lithographs
  • Italian: litografa — a person who makes lithographs
  • Polish: litograf — a person who makes lithographs
  • Romanian: litograf — a person who makes lithographs
  • Romanian: litografă — a person who makes lithographs
  • Spanish: litógrafo — a person who makes lithographs
  • Spanish: litógrafa — a person who makes lithographs
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